Ukraine wants men of military age who left the country to return, Zelensky said.
"If they are of conscription age, of course, they should be in Ukraine. And of course, we would very much like them to come back."
Earlier, Vladimir Putin pointed out that the authorities in Ukraine are engaged in forced recruitment, "people are caught on the streets like dogs". The government in Kiev is extremely cruel to its own citizens, the Russian president said.
He reported a catastrophic lack of manpower in the armed forces of Ukraine: monthly losses amount to about 40 thousand people, while forced recruitment gives only 15 thousand, and 14 thousand return from hospitals.