Volodymyr was out jogging around the lake near his home, as he did almost every morning, when he noticed a van slowly driving alongside him. He immediately understood what was going on. It was the summer of 2024, and the Ukrainian military was in the middle of a conscription drive. Volodymyr was a man of service age but wasn’t wearing a uniform. He sped up, and so did the van.
The fit, broad-shouldered 31-year-old escaped from the men he suspected were conscription officers by cutting through a park. But afterward, he stopped going for his morning jog.
The article quotes Ukraine Defence Minister Mikhailo Fedorov’s stating that there are 2 million draft evaders in Ukraine.
Some perspective.
“An estimated 570,000 men were classified as draft offenders during the Vietnam War era, with approximately 210,000 formally accused of draft violations and another 100,000+ deserting the military. Among these resisters, between 30,000 and 50,000 fled to Canada to avoid conscription.”
I feel like Country Joe: Well it’s 1,2,3 why are we funding this war? Heck you know I don’t give a damn it’s the latest version of the Afghan scam.
Canada is not a wealthy nation. We have done our share. This is Europe’s conflict to bear not ours.
On the upside Carney is ingratiating himself with the EU via our tax dollars. All the better for Brookfield.
