Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday announced the end of a martial law in the country’s border regions, which was introduced last month after Russia’s seizure of three of Kyiv’s navy vessels in the Sea of Azov.
“Today, right now, at 2:00 pm (1200 GMT) the martial law ends. This is my principal decision,” Poroshenko said during a live streamed military Cabinet meeting in Kiev.
The president said he had reached the decision “based on analysis of all the components of the security situation in the country”.
The move to impose martial law came after Poroshenko warned of a build-up of Russian forces …read more
Source: Voice of America
