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Zelensky Signs Controversial Bill to Lower Military Conscription Age to Bolster Ukraine Troop Levels
Breitbart ^ | 04/03/2024 | KURT ZINDULKA

Posted on 04/03/2024 6:31:44 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill on Tuesday to lower the conscription age to 25 in a bid to expand the ranks of his military ahead of what promises to be another tough year defending against Russia.

With the Spring Thaw quickly approaching, fighting on the ground in the war between Russia and Ukraine is likely to again intensify. Last year, Kyiv launched a highly touted yet ultimately unsuccessful “counter-offensive” attempting to recapture lands seized by Moscow.

This year, with dwindling manpower and alleged shortages of weapons and munitions, Ukraine appears content with digging in, while Moscow appears to be set to launch another offensive to seize more territory.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bill; globohomo; inbredneocons; kagankluxklan; military; ukraine; zelensky
Another Volkssturm? Will Steiner turn this around?
1 posted on 04/03/2024 6:31:44 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He should drop it to 17.


2 posted on 04/03/2024 6:33:08 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

“He should drop it to 17.”

Really. I was surprised to see how high it is now.


3 posted on 04/03/2024 6:39:15 AM PDT by MRadtke (Light a candle or curse the darkness?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He doesn’t care who dies, so long as he can keep the grift flowing.


4 posted on 04/03/2024 6:40:54 AM PDT by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It’s not 18??


5 posted on 04/03/2024 6:40:57 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: MRadtke

Yeah I never understood when people would say their army was so old.
Never heard of such a high draft age, especially in the middle of a war this big.


6 posted on 04/03/2024 6:41:00 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Maybe someone can explain why conscription age is so high - 25 seems ridiculously high, and not at all “controversial.”

This is a country scrounging for troops and money - yet they’re not using prime military age men?


7 posted on 04/03/2024 6:44:49 AM PDT by AAABEST (That time Washington DC became a corrupted, existential threat to us all...)
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To: AAABEST

Kill off the older more conservative ones and repopulate with the young liberals?


8 posted on 04/03/2024 6:52:20 AM PDT by Pollard ( Seed Room Wx: 64 degrees - 44% humidity)
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To: BenLurkin

17 yr olds have already died in battle…obituary posted


9 posted on 04/03/2024 6:52:51 AM PDT by silverleaf (“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: AAABEST

“This is a country scrounging for troops and money - yet they’re not using prime military age men?”

Reflect on the premise of Logan’s Run. The strategy involves utilizing warfare to decrease the older demographic within the society. By the age of 25, most men have already fathered the subsequent generation.


10 posted on 04/03/2024 6:53:19 AM PDT by DEPcom (DC is not my Capitol after Jan 6th lock downs.)
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To: silverleaf

“17 yr olds have already died in battle…obituary posted”

It was volunteers that enter service before the age of 27.


11 posted on 04/03/2024 6:54:28 AM PDT by DEPcom (DC is not my Capitol after Jan 6th lock downs.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“The United States pays the salaries and pensions of Ukraine government officials.

Here are their houses:

https://x.com/johnlefevre/status/1775363255113756835?s=46


12 posted on 04/03/2024 7:10:18 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: DEPcom
--- "...utilizing warfare to decrease the older demographic within the society...."

Likely many older men owned and worked small farms. With them gone, the land becomes an asset to be sold by bereaved families. One reads from sometime back:

"Ukraine might not look like a good financial investment after a year at war with no end in sight, but Harvard, Saudi Arabia, a handful of oligarchs, and the United States investment manager The Vanguard Group see it differently. They are just a few of the investors who have been buying up Ukrainian land – and its rich, fertile soil – en masse, while many Ukrainian farmers argue it should stay in Ukrainian hands.

Ukraine’s other land grab

Additionally:

"Still, some foreign companies are sending a clear signal to international businesses that it is worth investing in the Ukrainian economy without waiting for the active phase of the war to end. For example, Nestlé has announced that it will concentrate its European production of instant noodles in Ukraine.

"In general, BlackRock Continental Europe indicates that Ukraine expects its post-war financing needs to reach US$350-750 billion by 2032, much of it to be used for restoration, reconstruction, and modernization. According to the Ministry of Finance, BlackRock intends to create a special fund in Ukraine to attract foreign investment."

Deloitte in the News

As always. Cui bono? The question is easily and sadly answered.
13 posted on 04/03/2024 7:12:36 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He obviously has not killed off enough of his breeding population yet


14 posted on 04/03/2024 7:25:32 AM PDT by joe fonebone (And the people said NO! The End)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Bidenskyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy has as much of these soldiers’ blood on his hands as Zelenskyyyy the clown has. They are allowing this war to drag on while they piss, moan, and throw tantrums for their college kiddie voters about Israel kicking the Hammies’ asses.


15 posted on 04/03/2024 7:54:28 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Xiden tries to come off as a tough guy but can't stop a herd of raggedy ass Mexicans from invading.)
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To: DEPcom

The obit posted was for a 17 yr old orphan
Conscription hitting orphanages
Prigozhin displayed teens captured by Wagner in battle a year ago


16 posted on 04/03/2024 7:58:50 AM PDT by silverleaf (“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: BenLurkin

He should drop it to 15 and inbred NeoCons’ children should be drafted and deployed with them.


17 posted on 04/03/2024 8:31:54 AM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: ChicagoConservative27

25??

That’s dropping it??


18 posted on 04/03/2024 9:03:12 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Hitler didn’t need no stinking Bill.


19 posted on 04/03/2024 9:19:38 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: DEPcom

Thank you. It’s the only reason that actually makes sense.


20 posted on 04/03/2024 9:29:08 AM PDT by AAABEST (That time Washington DC became a corrupted, existential threat to us all...)
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