Today there is no need to introduce martial law, but if it arises, the decision will be taken with lightning speed. About this said the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov, reports Apostrof.
At the same time, he said, all officials will act clearly, and the situation that was in 2014 will not repeat.
"I would not scare people now the introduction of martial law. Decisions will be made depending on the circumstances that will be in the country today. Today, I can say that there are no such circumstances. And if they arise tomorrow, the relevant decisions will be made immediately, no one will hesitate to do so. Moreover, the situation that occurred in 2014, when the military was not defending their country - this will definitely not happen. Everyone will clearly act according to their instructions, according to their authority, according to what has to happen today," the official said in response to a question about whether martial law is possible in Ukraine.
He stressed that there is no need for martial law today, and recalled that when the Washington Post reported a large accumulation of Russian military on the border, Ukraine made it clear that it had the information.
"Is there now an increased military presence on the borders with our territory? Yes, there is. But it is not very critical to say now: 'That's it, tomorrow they will start.' We don't see that right now. We clearly understand what is within a radius of 200 km of our border, the border, not the line of contact with the Russian Federation. We clearly understand what is up to 400 km from our border, we understand what these groups are, how many of them there are, we know what they are equipped with. We have it all under control and we receive information from the relevant institutions on that on a daily basis. Today we do not see such a danger," explained the secretary of the NSDC.
At the same time, he notes that this threat may emerge tomorrow. After all, we don't know what's in the heads of the people who sit in the Kremlin. Danilov added that Ukraine will not liberate the Donetsk and Luhansk regions militarily because it is aware of the number of human casualties that such a decision would entail.
"It was a well-known expression for Russians that 'women will give birth yet.' We value the life of each of our people, and it pains us very much when we lose people at the front," he said.
