Blinken: Ukraine must make “hard decisions” on further mobilization

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The U.S. Secretary of State announced the need for further mobilization in Ukraine to counter Russian aggression. The United States also calls for lowering the conscription age to 18 years to rapidly increase the number of the Armed Forces.

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that  Ukraine should approve "difficult decisions" on further mobilization of troops. He said this on Wednesday, December 4, after a meeting with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, UNN reports with reference to Radio Liberty

Ukraine has to make difficult decisions about further mobilization, but these are necessary decisions. We want to make sure that they (the mobilized) have the training and the necessary equipment

- said Blinken.

According to the U.S. Secretary of State, this is critically important "because even with money, even with ammunition, there must be people at the front to resist Russian aggression.

Addendum 

The Biden administration calls on Ukraine to change its mobilization law to allow conscription from the age of 18. According to the AP, this is necessary to rapidly increase the number of the Armed Forces.

In turn, presidential advisor Dmytro Lytvyn statedthat due to delays in the supply of military aid from Western partners, Ukraine does not have enough weapons to supply the soldiers already mobilized. 

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