Ukrainian officials said on tuesday American politicians are pressuring Ukraine to lower the minimum age for military conscription. From 25:00 to 18:00 To get more young people involved in the fight.
“If this information surfaces, I can confirm it. Politicians of both parties in the United States are pressuring President Zelenskiy to explain why there is no mobilization of people between the ages of 18 and 25 in Ukraine. Our partners’ argument is that when the United States fought in Vietnam, citizens were drafted from the age of 19,” said Serhiy Leshchenko, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff. he wrote on Telegram.
This is a message from Dave DeCamp.US politicians pressurize Ukraine to lower military draft age to 18,” antiwar.comOctober 15, 2024.
And Leshchenko names a name (or at least one name).
Mr. Zelensky received a visit just before he signed a bill lowering the military draft age to 25. From Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina)called for young Ukrainians to be sent to the front. “I hope that people who are qualified to serve in the Ukrainian military will participate. I can’t believe I’m 27 years old,” Graham said. “You’re fighting for your life, so you should be in the military, not 25 or 27. We need more people.”
The freedom to choose your career is very valuable. I know that various of my freedom allies believe that the First Amendment is the most important amendment. But I think the 13th Amendment is even more important. (Although I admit that that amendment has not been subsequently tested. 1918 And the Supreme Court says it has failed the test. )
I hate to see American politicians argue that in countries whose citizens have far less freedom than ours, their governments should further curtail those freedoms. As a famous American politician likes to say, “Mind for yourself.”
