Zelensky said that after the war, he would transfer the army from a mobilization to a contract basis

President Volodymyr Zelenskyi plans to maintain the number of Ukrainian troops at the level of 800,000 after the end of the war or a ceasefire and make it a contract army, not a mobilization one.

Source: Zelensky at a joint press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who is visiting Ukraine

Direct speech: “We will protect our army – 800 thousand – which we talked about, transfer it after the end of the war or after the cease-fire from the mobilization army to the contract army… Those who want.”

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Details: According to the president, the military will have to be encouraged with high salaries.

Direct speech: “I set a task for the new Minister of Defense (Mikhail Fedorov – UP), I told him what the salary level is for the first line, where people risk their lives. Even during a ceasefire, the salary on the first line should be many times higher. We are talking about this, we will calculate all this, as far as we are able to do it.”

Details: Zelenskyi added that in this matter, Ukraine needs financial assistance primarily from Europeans.

Direct speech: “Because the Ukrainian army is part of the security of Europe.”

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