President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he does not yet see the need to mobilize half a million people. He said this in an interview with the British TV channel Channel 4 News, according to a correspondent of UNN.
Personally, I don't see any need to mobilize half a million people today. It's not because I want to please someone, it's just that this is not only life, but another story, and there are appropriate actions, appropriate operations. That's why I haven't seen enough clear details to say that half a million people need to be mobilized.
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Zelenskyy also noted that there is a third factor - financial support. The President noted that money for mobilization and the military does not come from partners.
All this is provided by the Ukrainian budget.
So when we say half a million, we need to think. There is a demand, and we need to calculate everything correctly, very correctly.
Addendum
Zelenskyy stated that mobilization is primarily a matter of justice, because it is unfair to bypass when someone dies for you, and it is fair that a person should know where they are going, for how long and how much they will be prepared.
Zelensky on mobilization: it is primarily a matter of justice21.01.24, 11:45
In December 2023, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi , noted that the military command regularly requests resources to continue fighting. However, according to him, there was no request for a specific figure.
On December 19, Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on a proposal from the military to mobilize an additional 450-500 thousand people.
Deputy Defense Minister Natalia Kalmykova said on January 15 that a new version of the draft law on mobilization would be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada in a few weeks.