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How is this stuff legally? I have no issue with Ukraine doing this, but it feels kind of dodgy. From a western law perspective.
This would be pretty straightforward. Anyone who takes them up would be admitted as an asylum seeker under international law. Fleeing warzones is a common cause for people to seek asylum in another country.
As long as it's a legitimate offer, and not an "accidents happen; it'd be a shame if something happened to you if you stayed" Monty Pythonesque arm-twisting. An offer to move somewhere contested, where there will absolutely be further fighting, and where one side has no compunction about inflicting massive civilian casualties... it's hard to leave your home, but it's a compelling offer.