Allies won’t impose new sanctions on Russia because of Ukraine’s refusal to mobilize at age 18, Zelensky says

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  1. In the US we don’t trust 18, 19, and 20 year olds to be mature enough to handle drinking beer.

    But war is fine.

  2. AKA *”We really don’t want to impose additional sanctions, so here is some flimsy excuse”*

  3. If the 18 years old were mobilised, they would find a new excuse ….

  4. Pathetic and morally deranged as always. I’m so ashamed of the West.

  5. Which allies exactly?

    I’m pretty sure it’s not Germany and I also don’t think France, GB, Netherlands etc. are making such stupid demands.

  8. They could mobilize but as noncombat staff. I guess they know agent Krasnov would just find a new nonsense excuse.

  10. What “allies”, not EU so who?
    It’s USA isnt it? It must be, only this country could have such a stupid demand.

    Everybody on the continent (i assume) knows why Ukraine would want to preserve as much younger population as possible.

  11. Here is Zelenskyy’s full quote:

    >Mobilization is a problem in every war. Ukraine is no exception, as we want the war to end. People are getting tired. We can mobilize 27,000 people a month, while the Russians can mobilize 40,000 to 50,000 because their losses are greater. Mobilization is possible in our country because of the state of war. No one else has any experience in how to stop Putin. We were the ones who stopped him. You are right in that this is a difficult period. We did not mobilize 18- to 24-year-olds, but offered them one-year contracts. I have never spoken about this before, but since you asked, I will tell you what I think, because it is a sensitive issue: I do not believe that we should mobilize people from the age of 18, as the leaders of other countries have thought. Operation Spider Web has shown that it is not the number of people that matters, but weapons and technology. And money and exerting pressure. The sanctions would target the money that the Russians are using to finance the war. However, when it comes to sanctions, as Western partners list the reasons why they did not decide to impose them, they include that Ukraine did not mobilize people aged 18 and above.

    >To be honest, we gave 18- to 24-year-olds the opportunity to show that they can serve if our partners want them to. We have now given them that opportunity, in accordance with our legislation. But in the meantime, thousands are fighting on the front lines without adequate weapons.

    [Source](https://www.valaszonline.hu/2025/06/10/volodymyr-zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-war-vladimir-putin-viktor-orban-kyiv-interview/)

  12. It’s literally Trump finding a way to back out again. He always will find a way to please Putin. The USA are acting in the interest of Russia over Ukraine in mind. We need to stop being surprised by this and accept the new reality that the US is now a country driven by a clown.

  14. Mobilize them into drone units and keep them at the rear? 

  15. Just to put this into relation, drafting 18 year olds will draft boys that were 14-15 when the war began and those who had to flee were since robbed of their last years of childhood. Now they are supposed to just go to war and die? Heartless…

  16. Also Ukraine needs those demographics for the future to (re)build their nation. If they waste those lives on the frontline then the nation is doomed in the long term. There needs to be another way to win the war, like Zelensky suggest by using technology, money and pressure the Russian economy.

  18. And then they will blame Zelensky for sending young people into war to continue it rather than stopping it?

  19. Well, mobilization age certainly isn’t the reason the war isn’t ending sooner.

    Maybe the ones asking to lower the age should self-reflect (aka take their head out of their ass) on why that’s the case. Like, sending weapons and capabilities on time, not trembling under “escalation” with artificial restrictions before finally doing what they should have done 2 years ago – that would’ve helped more than mobilization would.

  21. I this some kind of blackmail? Sure, whole world claps at, I’m sorry, more meat at the meat grinder. More profits off war, more notes on modern warfare. Shameless.

  23. Europe has the necessary capabilities to end the war. We’ve sold them enough F-35s to destroy Russian IADS and enough 4th gens to shoot down any fighters they send up.

    At that point Russian forces are open for surgical destruction with no EU boots on the ground. Which is good because they have very few boots to send.

  24. Whoever asked for Ukraine to send 18 year olds to war must a asshole old fart bureaucrat with no zero knowledge on the modern battlefield

  25. Europe is too late and has already failed. The ruble has been manipulated into the (current) strongest currency in the world already. ALL of the Mongolian oligarchy has sold them for diversified currencies by now. Dont get me wrong, the sanctions will still hurt them, but they will be just fine to continue their genocide for a long time. Europe needs to disregard America and move forward without them. 

  26. How many EU/NAmerica countries mobilise/draft 18y.o.? Finland, the Baltics, Norway?

    This is a bullshit excuse. Pres Z is absolutely correct

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