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Aug. 15 () –
The Parliament of Ukraine, the Supreme Rada, has approved this Monday the two legislative projects presented last Friday by the president, Volodimir Zelenski, to extend martial law and mobilization for another 90 days.
The deputy of the center-right party Holos (Voice in Ukrainian) has detailed on his Telegram page that both bills have had the votes of 328 seats of the 450 that make up Parliament.
Projects 7664 and 7665 provide for a 90-day extension as of August 23 of both martial law and the legislation that allows the Government to mobilize its population to be recruited.
With the start of the invasion of Ukraine announced on February 24 by Russian President Vladimir Putin, that same day President Zelensky invoked martial law, which was initially scheduled only until March 26. However, the events and the evolution of the war have been extending the deadlines.
Under martial law, among other things, the government of President Zelenski has prohibited the political activity of fifteen parties, considering that they were pro-Russian and defended the invasion of Ukraine.
With the mobilization law, Ukraine has banned all men between the ages of 18 and 60 who are eligible to be recruited and go to the front from leaving the country. The Ministry of Defense has announced that they will not even be able to leave the region in which they have their habitual residence without informing the Armed Forces.
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