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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that he does not want to pressure conscientious objectors who have fled abroad to return to the country. Zelensky said he was not calling on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to send them back to Ukraine, in an interview with German public broadcaster ARD. “I’m definitely not calling on Olaf Scholz to bring them back quickly,” Zelensky said. “We live in a democratic world.” Zelensky said that Ukraine just needs a “functioning law” to deal with conscientious objectors, adding that the topic was being discussed domestically. Discussions are currentl…

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