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Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided restaurants, bars and a concert hall in Kyiv, checking military registration documents and detaining men who were not in compliance, media and witnesses reported Saturday.
Officers descended on Kyiv’s Palace of Sports venue after a concert Friday night by Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy. Video footage aired by local media outlets appears to show officers stationed outside the doors of the concert hall intercepting men as they exit. In the footage, officers appear to be forcibly detaining some men.
Checks were also conducted at Goodwine, an upscale shopping center, and Avalon, a popular restaurant.
It is unusual for such raids to take place in the capital, and reflects Ukraine’s dire need for fresh recruits. All Ukrainian men aged 25-60 are eligible for conscription, and men aged 18-60 are not allowed to leave the country.
That’s a weird question. All countries have national debt because that’s the way governments work.
If the question was about how sustainable it is, then you should know that only Japan and Italy have worse debt to GDP ratios than the US. That means that whatever the ratio is for his country, it’s more sustainable than what the US is currently doing.
People, especially people in the U.S., have this strange idea that a government should be run like a business or a household, with no debts. Except those do have debts.
Similar with our budget deficits. Both Republicans and Democrats constantly talk about needing a balanced budget “just like you do at home.” But who has a balanced budget anymore? Almost everyone in the U.S. who isn’t very rich or very poor is in debt.