Ukraine to impose state of emergency but no martial law yet


  • World
  • Wednesday, 23 Feb 2022

FILE PHOTO: Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, speaks with Reuters during an interview in Kyiv, Ukraine December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine will introduce a nationwide state of emergency in which special restrictions will apply in order to keep the country calm and protect its economy amid fears of a Russian invasion,

a senior Ukrainian security official said on Wednesday.

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