POROSHENKO
FAILS TO START NEW CONFLICT IN EASTERN EUROPE, DECLARES END OF
MARTIAL LAW
26
December, 2018
On
December 26, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko announced the end
of a martial law, which was introduced in November after a clash
between a Ukrainian naval ground and Russian coastal guards in the
Black Sea, south of the Kerch Strait.
“Today, right now, at 2:00pm [local time], the martial law ends,” he said. “I would like to highlight that the Russian threat has not gone away.”
Since
November, the Kiev regime has repeatedly claimed that Russia is about
to invade Ukraine and openly prepared for the resumption of
hostilities in the region by deploying additional troops and
equipment in eastern and southern parts of the country. Top Ukrainian
officials also threatened to stage fresh military provocations in the
region, like a naval operation to break the nonexistent “Russian
siege” on the Sea of Azov.
However,
Poroshenko’s plans found little if no support among Western states,
in particular in the United States. This became on of the main
factors limiting the chances of a new hot conflict in the region.
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