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On the 19th local time, Ukraine's Zelensky said at a year-end press conference that he was considering the military's proposal to mobilize and expand the army by 500,000. Zelensky said that the figure of 500,000 is too large, and the number of troops is also a sensitive topic at present, if the mobilization order proposed by the military is completed, it will require about 100 billion yuan of funds, so he will have in-depth discussions with the military and key personnel before making a decision.
According to the information published by Ukraine**, before the start of the war in 2022, Ukraine had about 210,000 standing army troops, and about 900,000 reservists. But there may be less than 500,000 people still fighting on the battlefield, which is why Zaluzhny will make such a proposal to Zelensky, asking for a large-scale military expansion.
On the Russian side, Putin has announced the expansion of the army not long ago, and the number of Russian armed forces will increase by 170,000 to 1.32 million. Moreover, on the current battlefield, the superiority of the Russian army's soldier quality has been reflected, and the picture of the Ukrainian side successfully striking the Russian stronghold is no longer common, but it is often rumored that the Russian army has broken the front line of the Ukrainian army with a large number of strikes**. It can be seen that at present, according to the needs of Ukraine, it is still soldiers with at least some experience to fight for Kyiv.
In addition to the superficial issue of soldiers, the current international ** is still paying attention to the contradictions between Zelensky and Zaluzhny that are reflected behind this time, because there have been serious contradictions between the two recently, and Zelensky no longer trusts his commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Therefore, the analysis believes that the "under consideration" mentioned by Zelensky is likely not to be considered, because this so-called mobilization can be completed in a wartime emergency, after all, the current mobilization is still ongoing, and the so-called funding problem is not a problem, because many European countries are still giving Kyiv a steady stream of economic aid of more than one billion euros, which is not a burden for the Nordic countries. What Zelensky is really afraid of is Zaluzhny's personal reputation, once Zaluzhny continues to gain the support of the Ukrainian people, it is likely that he will completely deviate from Kiev's will and Russia to reach a reconciliation and complete peace talks, then Zelensky will fall into a situation from which he will never recover. So at this time, for Zaluzhny's proposal, perhaps only four words can come to Zelensky's mind: "stop dreaming".
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