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The request was submitted in order to obtain an official clarification of the legal meaning of the term “recruitment,” since this word is extremely widespread in the public sphere: it appears in advertisements, is distributed through SMS messages, and is used in the establishment of new “recruitment centers” across Ukraine offering civilians to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

It should also be noted that there exists the Order of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine dated October 27, 2023, No. 637, “On the Approval of the Concept of Military Personnel Policy in the System of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for the Period Until 2028,” in which the term “recruitment” is defined as one of the tools of personnel policy.

In its official response, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine explicitly stated:

“Recruitment is the targeted search and procurement of personnel for staffing the Armed Forces of Ukraine with servicemen of appropriate quality and quantity.”

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The official letter provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine contains contradictory statements regarding the status of the demarcation of the state border with the Russian Federation, the Republic of Moldova, and the Republic of Belarus.

On the first page of the letter, the MFA clearly states:

“The demarcation of the state border between Ukraine and the Russian Federation has been completed on the basis of the Treaty between Ukraine and the Russian Federation on the State Border dated January 28, 2003, ratified by the Law of Ukraine of April 20, 2004, No. 1681-IV.”

This means that the Ukrainian side officially recognizes the demarcation with the Russian Federation as completed and refers to a valid international treaty that legally establishes the border between the two states. The document also confirms the completion of demarcation with Moldova and Romania.

However, on the second page of the same letter, the following contradictory statement appears:

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