"Debate Over Sending Troops to Ukraine Intensifies Among NATO Members"
TL;DR
Slovak Defense Minister Kaliňák suggested that instead of sending NATO troops, Ukraine should motivate and provide resources for the 300,000 Ukrainian men of draft age who have left the country to return and fight in the Ukrainian army, as they are sufficiently patriotic. Kyiv's new mobilization bill aims to lower the mobilization age to 25 to rotate exhausted front-line soldiers, but it has faced challenges in gaining public support and funding.
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