{"id":4969,"date":"2025-02-13T03:31:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T08:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/?p=4969"},"modified":"2025-02-13T03:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T08:31:52","slug":"ukraine-enacts-polygraph-requirement-for-foreigners-seeking-to-join-armed-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2025\/02\/13\/ukraine-enacts-polygraph-requirement-for-foreigners-seeking-to-join-armed-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Enacts Polygraph Requirement for Foreigners Seeking to Join Armed Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an article dated 12 February 2025, online news source The Odessa Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/odessa-journal.com\/foreigners-in-ukrainian-armed-forces-to-undergo-polygraph-testing\">reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foreign nationals and stateless persons wishing to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the State Special Transport Service, or the National Guard will undergo psychophysiological testing. The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the relevant regulation developed by the Ministry of Defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A newly established Recruitment Center for Foreigners and Stateless Persons, with specialists from the Ministry of Defense and the National Guard, will conduct the polygraph testing in a language the candidate understands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The test will be mandatory for candidates applying for officer positions or roles with access to state secrets. It will also be required for those providing questionable personal information.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the rest of the article <a href=\"https:\/\/odessa-journal.com\/foreigners-in-ukrainian-armed-forces-to-undergo-polygraph-testing\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The article does not explain the reasons for the enactment of this polygraph screening requirement. However, given polygraphy&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/articles\/article-018.shtml\">lack of scientific underpinnings<\/a>, it seems unlikely that the polygraph requirement will solve any problem faced by Ukraine&#8217;s armed forces.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an article dated 12 February 2025, online news source The Odessa Journal reports: Foreign nationals and stateless persons wishing to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the State Special Transport Service, or the National Guard will undergo psychophysiological testing. 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