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

    06/10/2025 6:15:28 PM PDT · by bimboeruption · 16 replies
    Kyiv Independent ^ | 6-10-25 | Kateryna Hodunova
    Ukraine's Western allies are not imposing new sanctions on Russia in part because of Kyiv's refusal to lower the mobilization age to 18, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Valasz Online published on June 10. With the start of thefull-scale invasion, Ukraine updated its mobilization legislation and lowered the minimum age for compulsory military service from 27 to 25. Yet, some partners, includingthe U.S., still criticize Kyiv for setting the age threshold too high. "I do not believe that we should mobilize people from the age of 18, as the leaders of other countries have thought,"Zelensky said. "However,...