Ukraine Approves Plan To Declare State Of Emergency

The Washington Post reports:

Ukraine announced plans Wednesday to declare a state of emergency, as the nation prepared to defend itself from an expected Russian invasion.

The 30-day state of emergency would impose curfews and restrict mass gatherings in certain regions “if necessary” to confront increased Russian aggression, the chief of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Tuesday night that he was calling up the country’s military reservists after Russian lawmakers voted to give Putin the authority to send troops into eastern Ukraine.

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Ukraine approved plans to declare a state of national emergency for the next 30 days in response to the growing threat of a Russian invasion. Lawmakers are also working on plans for a law that would allow civilians to own firearms.https://t.co/wina7xEJn3

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