President Joe Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the conscription of troops as young as 18.

The United States is urging Ukraine to “look hard” at removing policy mandates that limit the nation to drafting soldiers aged 25 and up, a senior administration official told The Hill on Wednesday. They’ve suggested lowering the age to 18,

President Joe Biden's administration has reportedly urged Ukraine to lower the country's draft age to boost its military size amid the ongoing war with Russia.

President Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the conscription of troops as young as 18.

An administration official said “the pure math” of Ukraine’s situation now is that it needs more troops in the fight.