Ukraine Deploys Reservists To 10 Border Provinces As President Warns Of “Russian Invasion”
- Ukraine Deploys Reservists To 10 Border Provinces As President Warns Of “Russian Invasion”
by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
Galvanizing support by warning about an imminent Russian invasion, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko managed to win approval from the Ukrainian Parliament in a midnight vote on Monday following five hours of contentious debate.
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Unwilling to simply accept Poroshenko’s claims that he had heard reliable whispers about an imminent Russian invasion, opposition figures pressed Poroshenko on his reasoning for the emergency measures, and ultimately succeeded in forcing him to water down the proposal. But even before Poroshenko’s decree won the approval of lawmakers, the Ukrainian president had already started deploying troops into the streets of his country.
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Now in a state of martial law, Ukraine has called up its reservists and deployed all available troops to join the mobilization.Initially expected to last for two months, Poroshenko revised his degree to avoid accusations that he would try to interfere in the upcoming Ukrainian election. The decree passed by the Rada will leave martial law in effect for 30 days. The country has also started restricting travel for Russian nationals. NATO Commander Jens Stoltenberg told the Associated Press that Poroshenko had given his word that the order wouldn’t interfere with the upcoming vote.
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