Washington asks kyiv to recruit more troops to replace those killed in combat
▲ Family and friends say goodbye to soldier Petro Velykiy in Chernihiv, who died in combat with the Russian army. The actor was also 48 years old.Photo Ap
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La Jornada Newspaper
Thursday, November 28, 2024, p. 25
Washington. President Joe Biden’s government is preparing a $725 million arms aid package for Ukraine, two US officials reported yesterday, with the intention of strengthening Kiev before leaving office next January.
According to an official familiar with the plan, the Biden administration plans to provide a variety of anti-tank weapons from US stockpiles to slow the advance of Russian troops, including landmines, drones, missiles. stinger and ammunition for high mobility artillery rocket systems Himars.
Meanwhile, the United States government urged Ukraine to increase the size of its army by recruiting more elements and reforming its mobilization laws to allow the conscription of 18-year-old soldiers.
A US official told reporters that kyiv was not mobilizing or training enough new soldiers to replace those lost on the battlefield.
What is needed now is personal. In fact, the Russians are making steady progress in the east, and are beginning to push back the Ukrainian lines at Kursk. Mobilization and more personnel could make a significant difference at this timehe added.
For now, Washington’s decision to allow Ukraine to fire US weapons into Russian territory has not increased the risk of a nuclear attack. It is unlikely, despite Vladimir Putin’s increasingly bellicose statements, five sources familiar with US intelligence told Reuters, adding that Moscow is likely to expand a sabotage campaign against European targets to increase pressure on the West for its support for kyiv.
To all this, the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized that the deployment of US medium-range missiles in Japan would pose a threat to Russia’s national security, and warned of taking retaliatory measures if the mobilization of Washington’s arsenal materialized.
We repeatedly warned Japan that if US medium-range missiles are deployed on its territory, this would represent a real threat to Russia’s security.stated the spokesperson for the institution, María Zajárova.
Russia’s deputy ambassador to the UN said any decision by the incoming US administration to cut support for Ukraine would be a death warrant for its army, while accusing kyiv of trying to drag the North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries into direct conflict with Moscow.
Ukraine and South Korea agreed to share information about the deployment of North Korean troops in Russia, according to a statement issued by the South Korean presidency on the occasion of the visit of Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.
