US puts pressure on Zelensky to mobilize men from the age of 18

U.S. officials are trying to get Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to decide on mobilization from the age of 18. But he is not giving in.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Serhiy Leshchenko, on Telegram.

“If this information has surfaced, I can confirm that American politicians of both parties are putting pressure on President Zelensky on the question of why Ukraine is not mobilizing those aged 18 to 25,” Leshchenko wrote.

According to him, the argument of American officials is that men from the age of 19 were drafted for the US war with Vietnam. Therefore, the Americans hint that Western weapons alone are not enough and that mobilization from the age of 18 is needed.

“President Zelenskyy did not give in and continues to persuade politicians from both parties to provide weapons without changing the draft age,” the advisor to the head of the OP added.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 16/10/2024