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Poroshenko announces end to martial law in Ukraine

KIEV, Dec 26, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – 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 Kiev’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.

BSS/AFP/FI/ 1855 hrs