Despite Risks, Zelensky Sets New Draft Age. (cover story)
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- KRAMER, ANDREW E.; Varenikova, Maria
- Source
- New York Times. 4/4/2024, Vol. 173 Issue 60114, pA1-A5. 2p.
- Subject
- *AGE
*AIRCRAFT carriers
- Language
- ISSN
- 0362-4331
The article reports on the move by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to sign into law three bills aimed at replenishing the army as it battles the Russian invasion despite political risks. The bills aimed to lower the draft eligibility age to 25, eliminate medical exemptions for mobilization, and create an electronic database of men at least 17 years old. Also cited are the importance of American weapons in Ukraine's successful defense and Ukraine's strategies to keep Russia off balance.