Zelensky’s advisor denies plans to mobilize 18-year-olds
Source: Dmytro Lytvyn
Kyiv is not ready to mobilize citizens as young as 18, according to Dmytro Lytvyn, Zelensky’s communications advisor. The denial of a possible move comes amid growing speculation on social media plaftorms, where people report of young males aged 15–17 being sent abroad to avoid potential conscription.
The swift reaction was promted by recent remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said earlier this week that Ukraine must make “difficult decisions about further mobilization.” The Biden administration had earlier urged Ukraine to expand its armed forces by allowing conscription starting at 18.
Lytvyn’s statement clearly aims to dispel fears as such a scenario could backfire leading to more self-imposed exiles of young Ukrainians.
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