Martial law in Ukraine
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Martial law in Ukraine (Ukrainian: Воєнний стан в Україні) is martial law introduced by presidential decree of November 26, 2018[1] in 10 regions of Ukraine[2] from 14:00 local time for 30 days on with the aim of strengthening the defense of Ukraine against the background of increasing tension with Russia[3][4]. This happened after the incident in the Kerch Strait[5][6].
Initially President Poroshenko signed a decree for the martial law within the whole Ukraine for 60 days, however after 5 hours of deliberations, a less restrictive version was signed into the law by an emergency session of Ukrainian Rada.[7]
Martial law areas
The affected territories are located along the Russia-Ukraine border, along the part of the Moldova–Ukraine border which runs along the unrecognised state of Transnistria (where Russian peacekeeping troops are present), and at the coasts of the Black and Azov Seas. The Ukrainian internal waters of the Azov-Kerch aquatory are also subject to the martial law.[7][8]
- along the border with the unrecognised state of Transnistria
- along the coast of the Black and Azov Seas
- along the Russia-Ukraine border
Criticism
The initial 60-day period was harshly criticized, since it ranged well into the presidential election campaign, which might be affected by the restrictions to the Constitution by the martial law (item 3 of the martial law decree).[9]
On the other hand it has been criticized as being too late, because before the Kerch Straight incident several significantly more serious military incidents did occur since 2014.[citation needed] Critics associate the timing with Poroshenko's pre-election political ambitions, since his ratings fell very low. [10]
A concern was also expressed that the martial law would affect international aid payments.[9]
References
- ↑ Martial law in Ukraine introduced from Nov 26, Turchynov clarifies // UNIAN, 26.11.2018
- ↑ Martial law in ten regions of Ukraine // Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia, 26.11.2018
- ↑ Presidential Decree of November 26, 2018 No. 393/2018 “On the Imposition of Martial Law in Ukraine” (Ukr.) // President of Ukraine, 26.11.2018
- ↑ The Law of Ukraine of November 26, 2018 No. 2630-VIII “On Approval of the Decree of the President of Ukraine“ On the Imposition of Martial Law in Ukraine ”” (ukr.) // Supreme Council of Ukraine, 26.11.2018
- ↑ Martial law in Ukraine could be a death sentence for its democracy // The Washington Post, 26.11.2018
- ↑ In Standoff With Russia, What Does Ukraine’s Martial Law Decree Mean? // The New York Times, 26.11.2018
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Указ №393 про введення воєнного стану в Україні (ТЕКСТ)
- ↑ Ukrainian lawmakers approve martial law as tensions with Russia escalate, CNN, November 26, 2018 (retrieved November 28, 2018)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ukraine Partially Imposes Martial Law After Russia Flare-Up, by Daryna Krasnolutska and Volodymyr Verbyany, Bloomberg.com, November 26, 2018 (retrieved November 28, 2018)
- ↑ Ukraine imposes martial law as tensions with Russia flare , Al Jazeera, November 26, 2018 (retrieved November 28, 2018)
External links
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- Ukraine-Russia clash: MPs back martial law // BBC, 27 November 2018
- Vladimir Putin expresses 'serious concern' over Ukraine's move to introduce martial law // The Telegraph, 26.11.2018
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