Donald Trump pressures Zelensky to lower the age of mobilization in his Army to 18 years. The president-elect of the United States wants Ukraine to come to the negotiating table with “a stronger position“. Joe Biden already raised this proposal with kyiv in November.
His national security advisor, Mike Waltz, stated in an interview with Abc Newsand collected in the middle that, “if Ukrainians have asked the entire world to defend democracy, they must do the same.” “They’ve definitely taken a very noble and tough stance, but they need to address the lack of soldiers on the front lines. It’s not just about ammunition and writing checks. This is about stabilizing the front line so that we can reach some kind of agreement“.
According to the outlet, Waltz also recalled that, at the moment, “preparations are underway for a phone call between Trump and Putin.” According to him, “will take place within days or weeks“.
“It is unclear how Ukraine will respond to the request. After all, President Trump’s administration has not promised more aid and for the moment, there is no information on whether Washington intends to support kyiv after the president takes office on January 20,” the outlet reports.
The publication confirms that The average Ukrainian soldier is 43 years old.. For now, “kyiv has reported that it does not want to lower the age to protect its future generations.” The last reduction was in April, when the Zelensky government lowered the age from 27 to 25 years. On the contrary, Moscow has mobilized 18-year-olds since the start of the war.
Donald Trump has long boasted that he would end the conflict. But in statements collected by the agency the president has confessed that he hopes to have six months to do so.
