In recent weeks, U.S. officials have been trying to persuade authorities in Kiev to start conscripting men between the ages of 18 and 24 into the army, British journalists said.
According to the US government, manpower shortages in Ukraine's military have reached critical levels, and Russian forces are achieving further successes in the country's east.
The US position on this issue was also officially announced. The move was made by Secretary of State Antony Blinken as he met with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. “Even if we have money, even if we have ammunition, there must be people on the front lines to deal with Russian aggression,” he told reporters at the time.
Later, in an interview with Reuters, he also said that according to foreign authorities, Ukraine should start conscription in the youngest age group. – Many of us believe that it is necessary. At this time, those between the ages of 18 and 25 are not participating in combat.
A blow aimed at Biden. “The only thing President Putin is afraid of is President Trump.”
The readiness of the United States to arm and train a new brigade of young Ukrainians was not well received by Zelenskiy's cabinet. Ukraine's president decided to respond by attacking Biden, who is set to leave the White House in just 40 days.
“I told President Trump that the only thing President Putin is afraid of is him and probably China,” he wrote on social media. The Telegraph said it was “one of the most public attacks on the outgoing president (ed. Joe Biden)”.
He also addressed the administration, stressing that “the priority should be deploying missiles and reducing Russia's military capabilities, not the military age in Ukraine.”
Demographics and social conditions
For Kiev, mobilizing the 18-24 age group is out of the question. The paper reminds that these men represent about 2 million people, or less than 10 percent. population.
“For comparison, people aged 25 to 54 make up about 44 percent of the population of 36.7 million,” we read.
Demographic issues are not the only obstacles to realizing this idea. Involving 18-year-olds in gaiters can cause significant social discontent. Lowering the draft age from 27 to 25 proved to be one of the most controversial political decisions of the war.
The changes, introduced earlier this year, were introduced in hopes of closing personnel gaps in combat units.
Source: Ukraineska Pravda
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