Under pressure from the USA, Ukraine is thinking about mobilizing 18-year-olds – WP — Ukraine

Ukrainian legislators offer other compromises, namely lowering the conscription age to 20 years.

As Russia continues to gain ground on the battlefield, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces increasing pressure to send more young people to the front lines.

The Washington Post writes about it.

“Since future aid from Washington is unknown, US officials warn that the shortage of personnel in the Ukrainian army is now perhaps more critical than the shortage of weapons,” the publication says.

The publication recalled that President Zelenskyi has repeatedly claimed that his newly formed brigades do not have enough weapons promised by the West, but those fighting on the front lines complain that their units are not equipped enough, trying to repel a much larger Russian…