The Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine has opened an administrative proceeding over a lawsuit filled by the "Zakhyst" (Defense) Union of Mothers NGO against the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine "on recognizing Petro Poroshenko's failure to act in defending the country as illegal and on making the President of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada take appropriate actions," "Dzerkalo Tyzhnia. Ukraine" weekly has reported.

The weekly exhibited a photocopy of the court's decision, dated March 27.

The lawsuit is administrative in nature and calls on Poroshenko to declare war and impose martial law in Ukraine or in certain parts of the country.

The Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine has suggested that within ten days after the court's decision has been made Poroshenko and the Verkhovna Rada may object to the lawsuit in a written form and should present evidence in support of their view.