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| There will be no war – Ukrainian president | There will be no war – Ukrainian president |
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| Should a military conflict break out, Kiev is nonetheless prepared to impose martial law | Should a military conflict break out, Kiev is nonetheless prepared to impose martial law |
| Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has described as unlikely a scenario in which a “full-blown war” would break out between his country and Russia. However, should “military action against Ukraine and an escalation of the conflict begin,” his government would impose martial law, he revealed in a major address to the nation on Tuesday. | |
| Kiev is calling on Moscow to assist in resolving the conflict through dialogue in any format, the president said. He went on to emphasize that Ukraine had to defend its sovereignty. | |
| Zelensky's remarks follow Moscow's decision to recognize the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) as independent states late on Monday. | |
| Russian president Vladimir Putin thus responded to the calls made earlier by Donetsk and Luhansk to officially recognize them. The breakaway Donbass republics cited an imminent Ukrainian invasion, and expressed the hope that establishing official ties with Moscow could avert military disaster in the region. | |
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