US tells Ukraine to lower conscription age to 18 to stem manpower shortage
Biden administration warns Kyiv is not recruiting enough soldiers to keep pace with Russia’s deployment
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Ukraine war briefing: US urges Zelenskyy to lower conscription age to 18
Biden administration readying another $725m in arms for Kyiv; Zelenskyy to approve tax increases for defence funding. What we know on day 1,009 Continue reading...The Guardian - 4d -
US tells Ukraine to 'look hard' at lowering draft age in Russia war
The United States is urging Ukraine to “look hard” at removing policy mandates that limit the nation to drafting soldiers aged 25 and up, a senior administration official told The Hill on ...The Hill - 4d -
Russia-Ukraine war live: White House presses Ukraine to draft 18-year-old men to help fill manpower needs
Biden’s administration urges Ukraine to increase size of its military by drafting more troops to help expand pool of fighting men against Russia. Russia’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that if ...The Guardian - 4d -
Ukraine conducts first Russia attack with U.S. missiles; Putin lowers bar for nuclear strike
Russian President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for his country's use of nuclear weapons Tuesday, after the U.S. allowed Ukraine to strike inside Russia using American missiles.NBC News - Nov. 19 -
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on Putin lowering Russian threshold for use of nukes
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joined CBS News to discuss Ukraine's use of American missiles in strikes on Russian territory and Vladimir Putin's change of Russia's nuclear doctrine.CBS News - Nov. 19 -
Putin Lowers Nuclear Weapons Threshold After U.S. Allows Ukraine to Use Missiles Against Russia
A decree signed by the Russian leader, though long planned, came days after President Biden authorized the use of U.S.-supplied missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia.The New York Times - Nov. 19 -
Putin lowers threshold for Russian nuclear weapons use after Biden's Ukraine missile decision
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday lowered the threshold for nuclear weapons use, just two days after the U.S. authorized Ukraine to use long-range missiles inside of Russia. Putin updated ...The Hill - Nov. 19 -
Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden's arms decision for Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of nuclear weapons, following U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory ...ABC News - Nov. 19
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