> president joe biden's administration is urging the ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the conscription of those as young as 18. > a senior biden administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private consultations, said wednesday that the outgoing democratic administration wants the ukraine to lower the mobilization age to 18 from the current age of 25 to expand the pool of fighting-age men available to help a badly outnumbered the ukraine in its nearly three-year-old war with russia. > the official said the pure math of the ukraine's situation now is that it needs more troops in the fight. currently the ukraine is not mobilizing or training enough soldiers to replace its battlefield losses while keeping pace with russia's growing military, the official added. > the white house has pushed more than $56 billion in security assistance to the ukraine since the start of russia's february 2022 invasion and expects to send billions more to kiev before biden leaves office in less than months. > but with time running out, the biden white house is also sharpening its viewpoint that the ukraine has the weaponry it needs and now must dramatically increase its troop levels if it's going to stay in the fight with russia. > white house national security council spokesman sean savett in a statement said the administration will continue sending the ukraine weaponry but believes manpower is the most vital need" the ukraine has at the moment.  thd cannot be allowed to stop.
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