According to Garbaruk, these initiatives will enable many Ukrainian men, who currently cannot leave the country due to travel restrictions during the war, to reunite with their families abroad.
He also emphasized that the country's economic recovery largely depends on retaining its workforce, particularly in key sectors.
Garbaruk warned that while family reunification programs align with humanitarian goals, they could exacerbate the staffing crisis in Ukraine, where businesses and government institutions are already struggling to perform critical functions due to mass emigration caused by the war.
Since the onset of Russia's full-scale invasion, millions of Ukrainians, primarily women and children, have sought refuge in European countries. Many men have remained, either to join the military, support the domestic workforce, or due to travel restrictions for conscription-age individuals.