“The current age of mobilization in Ukraine is 26, not 18. “They can get hundreds of thousands of new troops,” said the future adviser to the US president.
To reach agreements in the war, it is necessary to stabilize the front line in Ukraine and resolve the issue of human resource shortage.
This was stated by the nominee for the position of national security adviser on the team of the newly elected US president Mike Walz in an interview with ABC News, the Voice of America reports.
Commenting on Trump's policy on Russia's war against Ukraine, Volz said: “They (the Ukrainians, – ed.) do take a very noble and tough position, but the issue of the lack of human resources needs to be addressed. It's not just about ammunition, ammunition or more checks. It's about stabilizing the front line so that we can enter into some kind of agreement.”
According to Volz, the current age of mobilization in Ukraine is 26, not 18. “They can get hundreds of thousands of new troops,” he added.
“If Ukrainians are asking the world to fully protect democracy, they need to fully protect democracy themselves,” the future national security adviser to Trump’s team noted.
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- Last November, the Associated Press reported that the White House was pressuring Ukraine to lower the mobilization age to 18. Some partners in Europe are also concerned about the shortage of troops in Ukraine.
- In early December, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed that Ukraine must approve “difficult decisions” on further mobilization of troops. According to him, this is critically important because “even with money and ammunition, there must be people on the front lines to counter Russian aggression.”
- Zelensky responded by saying that the priority is to reduce Russia’s military potential, not the draft age. The President noted that he wants “to save lives, not weapons in warehouses.”