Martial law and Russia’s aggression
- Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has signed martial law legislation, thus making the last legal step for martial law to come into effect in 10 Ukrainian oblasts.
- But as martial law comes into effect, little will change in the nation’s defenses.
- Kremlin spies are coming to Kyiv en masse, according to United Kingdom-based investigators and international experts.
Reactions to Russia’a attack
- Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations Security Council has delivered a statement at a UN emergency meeting. We have made a transcript of his speech.
- NATO member states, in turn, have issued a joint statement in response to Russia’s attack in waters near Crimea.
- Meanwhile, journalists have published a list of names of all the 24 Ukrainian sailors that were captured by Russia two days ago.
Other news
- Ukrainian branch of Russian-owned VTB Bank has gone broke, Ukraine’s National Bank declared it as insolvent.
- A member of the British parliament has called for investigating links between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Viktor Medvedchuk, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s right-hand man in Ukraine. They have met regularly over the past four months, according to Radio Free Europe.
- Ukrainian World Congress has taken place in Kyiv, electing also a new president to promote global cooperation among Ukrainians.
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