Martial law may be imposed, mobilization ordered in Ukraine if conflict in Donbas, Crimea escalates - Poroshenko

16:08, 18.08.2016 1 min read

If the situation in eastern Ukraine and in Crimea deteriorates, martial law may be imposed and mobilization will be announced in Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko has said.

"In the event of the exacerbation of the situation in the east and in Crimea [...] we will have to impose martial law and order mobilization," Poroshenko said in Lviv region on Thursday.