Ukrainians will have to hand over combat weapons after end of war - Klymenko
Ukrainian citizens will have to hand over their military weapons after the war ends. This applies to both weapons issued for the defence of the state and trophy weapons.
This was stated by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko in an interview with journalist Natalia Moseichuk, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports, Censor.NET reports.
"Citizens will have to hand over combat weapons (after the end of the war - ed.)," Klymenko said.
Answering a question about the legislation on weapons, which has not yet been adopted, and about the fact that Ukrainians have a lot of weapons in their hands because of the war, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs stressed that the legislation would soon be finalised and adopted.
According to him, there are two bills in question.
The first is the law on national resistance, which will determine the fate of weapons obtained in some way, given away or trophied. The second is the law on civilian weapons, which is also being finalised.
"Our goal is to ensure that any weapon that somehow falls into the hands of our citizens, including trophy weapons, is not hidden somewhere for many years and then used for criminal purposes or in political processes," Klymenko said.
The Interior Minister noted that after the adoption of the relevant law, citizens will have to report the presence of such weapons and hand them over to the National Police within 90 days after the end of martial law.
In addition to handing over such weapons, the minister stressed that the draft law will provide for options for their disposal, such as emptying them, processing them into permitted weapons, etc.
"We also propose to hand over trophy weapons that we took from the enemy. In particular, these are automatic weapons - assault rifles. Grenade launchers are definitely outlawed after the war, and they must be handed over to the units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs," he said.
The minister noted that the second law, on civilian weapons, will determine who can be issued weapons and what kind of weapons. In particular, this will apply to short-barreled weapons (pistols).
"We have to make our country safe. We have to make sure that the weapons in the hands of our citizens are understandable to other citizens," Klymenko added.
