Official recruitment to the Ukrainian Legion in Poland, where Ukrainians are supposed to undergo training abroad, has not yet begun.

This was reported by the Dziennik Gazeta Prawna newspaper. According to journalists, the official recruitment of volunteers for the Ukrainian Legion has not yet begun, and at the moment this project remains merely an “idea on paper.”

At the end of July, Vasyl Zvarych, then Ukraine’s ambassador to Poland, stated that the project was scheduled to be launched by early August.

Zvarych also noted that a technical agreement should first be signed, outlining the roles of each party. This document was signed during the visit of Ukraine’s First Deputy Defense Minister, Ivan Havryliuk, on Friday.

Poland was ready to start training recruits on August 1, but the recruitment never took place. The websites of the Ukrainian embassy and consulates do not contain information about recruitment to the Ukrainian Legion.

In response to a request from journalists, the Polish Foreign Ministry said that the Polish Ministry of Defense would comment on the situation.

The Polish Defense Ministry stated that responsibility for recruitment rests with the Ukrainian side. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry did not provide a comment at the time of publication.

As a reminder, the creation of the legion was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the signing of a security agreement with Poland in early July.

“The Ukrainian Legion will train in Poland and be equipped with the help of partners. Every citizen of Ukraine who decides to join the legion will be able to sign a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Volodymyr Zelensky said.

The agreement states that people living in other countries, not only in Poland, will also be able to take part in the training process.

The participants will agree on the procedure for selecting, training, manning, supplying weapons, equipment and ammunition, as well as on the social and financial support of such military personnel and their status of stay in Poland.

The Czech Republic is also considering the possibility of creating a Ukrainian Legion based on the example of the Polish project.