Ukrainian authorities currently not discussing introduction of martial law due to Donbas escalation

15:02, 03.02.2017 1 min read

The Ukrainian administration is currently not considering the issue of the introduction of martial law in the country, but the National Security and Defense Council will make decisions on the basis of its development due to the dynamically changing situation in Donbas, the Ukrainian presidential administration said.

"This option [the introduction of martial law] is currently not being discussed [...] You know that the situation on the front in Donbas is changeable, and therefore this decision will undoubtedly be made collectively, we have the NSDC, which will make a relevant decision," Kostiantyn Yeliseyev, the deputy head of the presidential administration, told a briefing in Kyiv on Friday.