The Ukrainian government has banned senior public servants and lawmakers from foreign trips as the war with Russia rages.
The spokesman for Ukraine’s border guard service, Andriy Demchenko, told AFP on Monday that the measure was adopted last week.
“They can now only leave as part of a work mission,” he said.
After Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24 last year, Ukrainian men of fighting age were ordered to remain in the country except for a select few.
Under the new measure, senior officials will only be able to travel abroad if they are visiting their children, or in the event of medical treatment or following the death of a loved one.
According to the AFP, the measure was adopted after several officials were accused of vacationing abroad while the people suffered in the war.
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