"Even with the money, even with the munitions, there have to be people on the front lines to deal with the Russian aggression," Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in Brussels last week.
"We will not compensate for the lack of weapons, aviation, or long-range capabilities with the youth of our men, and it is unfair to demand this from Ukraine," a communications adviser to Zelensky said.
"…we are fighting to protect the Ukrainian people, while [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is fighting for his right to destroy. He does not value human lives, but we do," Dmytro Lytvyn added.
Though young men have historically been the backbone of most armies, the question of who should serve in the fight is deeply divisive in Ukrainian society.
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