NU.nl regularly provides you with an overview of the situation in Ukraine. This time: Ukraine wants to use commercial companies to recruit new people for the army. The United States says it and NATO will confirm their support for Ukraine this week.
The Ukrainian government’s plans to recruit new people for the army are likely to be explained this week, according to reports Watchman. The British newspaper spoke with Oleksiy Danilov, a member of the Ukrainian Security Council. According to Danilov, the government mainly wants to provide more clarity about the role that ordinary Ukrainian citizens can play within the armed forces.
“Some people are afraid, afraid of death, afraid of being shot,” says Danilov. “But that doesn’t mean you can’t contribute in another way.”
To achieve this goal, the government will use commercial recruitment companies. This would attract citizens with certain skills to focus better. “For example, the army needs welders,” explains Danilov. “We will now advertise these types of jobs so that people can sign up for them.” According to him, the Ukrainians really want to do their part, but not directly to the front.
With the new approach, the government wants to avoid having to resort to mandatory mobilization in the event of a manpower shortage. This will not only create a lot of fear but will also encourage corruption. Local officials will arrange exemption paperwork for a fee.
The United States wants to remove doubts about support
The foreign ministers of NATO member states will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday in Brussels. During those sessions, the United States and NATO will confirm their support for Ukraine. This was announced by the US State Department on Monday.
“It’s part of the process of finding a place for Ukraine within the alliance,” said James O’Brien, the US State Department’s envoy for Europe. “Because that’s where Ukraine’s future lies.”
It seems that the United States wants, through the planned statement, to remove doubts about its commitment to the conflict that Ukraine is waging, especially now that the war between Hamas and Israel has become almost all the attention.
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“Putin sends his soldiers to their death”
British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said in a a permit On X Russia intensified its invasion. Ukraine will urgently need Western support to stop the Russian attack waves. Shapps accuses President Vladimir Putin of sending Russian soldiers to their deaths “senselessly.”
Shapps’ comments follow an update from his department on progress in the war. According to the British, the last month and a half has been the bloodiest period for the Russians since the beginning of the war. This was mainly due to attempts to make territorial gains near the town of Avdika.
The Ukrainians claim that nearly a thousand Russian soldiers die every day. The British Ministry of Defense says it cannot confirm these numbers, but they seem “reasonable” according to the British.
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