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Conflict● ElevatedAug 31 · Aug 31, 2026, 1:17 PM

Why are Westerns hawks pushing Ukraine to draft women?

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Responsible Statecraft · Eastern Europe

Ukraine is already suffering a severe demographic crisis as a result of the decision to eschew peace talks and pursue military victory instead — a decision backed emphatically by U.S. and European leaders earlier in the war. The ensuing combination of large-scale casualties and a mass emigration of Ukrainians has left the country facing several factors that imperil its future as a viable state: not enough young and able-bodied citizens to fund its welfare state, a potential future labor shortage, and a mortality rate that outstrips its birth rate nearly four times over.Now, some Ukrainian offi

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