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War in Ukraine: 'Who are we trying to protect and who are we ready to sacrifice?' • FRANCE 24

Feb 5, 2024

Almost two years on from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, hundreds of thousands of men have already been called up to fight and a new mobilisation bill is due to be debated by parliament this week. According to Anna Colin Lebedev, a senior lecturer at Paris Nanterre University and specialist in contemporary Ukrainian history, one of the major questions facing Ukrainian society today lies in the mechanics of the draft. She sees it as a balancing act between the need to provide able fighters to the front line and a desire to protect the youth, who will one day be charged with rebuilding the country. She joined us for Perspective. Read more about this story in our article: https://f24.my/A6g0.y

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Ukraine's Cabinet Submits Draft Law to Boost Mobilization Amid Russia's War

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The Ukrainian cabinet submitted a draft law to parliament that lays out a new mobilization plan for the army, in the latest attempt to resolve disagreements between the political and military ...

Ukraine divided over controversial mobilization bill

This week, parliament is expected to debate a new version of an already-delayed mobilisation bill.

After almost two years of war, the men sent to the front line are exhausted. Most Ukrainian soldiers have had fewer than 10 days' leave in the past year. The mobilisation bill proposes limiting military service to three years, but also reducing the conscription age from 27 to 25 and tightening penalties for those who fail to register. The legislation is proving divisive in Ukraine, as our correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports.