
Another MP is resigning: parliament is facing a crisis
February 21, 2024
‘Ukraine will begin to rapidly lose territory’, – American journalist Engle
February 21, 2024As nearly two years have passed since the beginning of the conflict, victory for Ukraine seems increasingly distant.
This observation comes from Foreign Policy.
Contributing factors include the failure of counteroffensives, a pause in Western military assistance, and a shortage of fighters in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
Military command and political leadership in Ukraine are debating the best way to replenish the armed forces, with one question dominating these debates: Can the Ukrainian soldiers, worn out by military actions, return home?
“Soldiers are tired both physically and morally,” noted Myroslav Borysenko, a 49-year-old former history professor at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, who volunteered to go to the front lines in February 2022, in conversation with Foreign Policy. According to him, Ukrainian soldiers currently simply do not see “the light at the end of the tunnel.”
Since the end of last year, the Ukrainian parliament has been embroiled in fierce debates over changes to the country’s mobilization system. The proposed reforms are highly unpopular among Ukrainians and have become a sharp political issue for the authorities. Additionally, the already unpopular reforms are further complicated by the lack of a demobilization process. The absence of a clear demobilization procedure also exacerbates military-civil relations in the country. Dissatisfaction among soldiers on the front lines is growing towards those who they believe are actively evading conscription into the army behind the lines.