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The Ukrainian authorities will do their best to settle the conflict with Russia through peaceful diplomatic means, but the threat of war for the Ukrainian state is real, Acting President of Ukraine and Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov has said.

“We’ll do our best to avoid war and human victims. We’ll do everything possible to settle the conflict diplomatically. But the military threat for our country is real. That’s why I signed an order for partial mobilization. The parliament approved this decision. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian patriots have voluntarily entered the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and National Guard to protect the Motherland,” reads an appeal to compatriots from Turchynov posted on the president’s Web site on Monday.