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US Calls on Ukraine to Lower Draft Age to 18 to Boost Troop Numbers
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The Biden administration is urging Ukraine to lower its military mobilization age to 18 from the current age of 25. This request is based on the administration's assessment that Ukraine needs more troops to effectively counter Russia in the ongoing war. The US has provided over $56 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the start of the invasion. The White House is concerned that Ukraine has not been mobilizing and training enough new soldiers to support its military efforts.
There are no easy answers to Ukraine's serious manpower shortage, but lowering the draft age would help.
These are obviously difficult decisions for a government and society that has already endured so much due to Russia's invasion.
US Support to Ukraine
- Trump says Russia and Ukraine to "immediately" start ceasefire talks
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- Trump says he will speak with Putin on the phone on Monday
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perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.US under Donald Trump
- 3.2024 US Presidential Election
- 4.Russia-Ukraine War
- 5.US-Russia Relations
- 6.US under Joe Biden
- 7.Rare-Earth Elements
- 8.Saudi Foreign Policy
countries
- 1.Ukraine
- 2.Russian Federation
- 3.Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 4.United States
- 5.United Kingdom
organizations
- 1.White House
- 2.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- 3.Democratic Party
- 4.Center on Military and Political Power
- 5.Kremlin
- 6.Foundation for Defense of Democracies
- 7.Republican Party
- 8.Telegram
- 9.UN Security Council
persons
- 1.Donald Trump
- 2.Joe Biden
- 3.Volodymyr Zelenskiy
- 4.Bradley Bowman
- 5.Vladimir Putin
- 6.Keith Kellogg
- 7.Dmitry Peskov
- 8.Hanna Arhirova
- 9.Zeke Miller
- 10.Dmitry Polyansky
- 11.John Kirby
- 12.Sean Savett