September 22, 2023

Rising tensions with Russia: Security Council approves state of emergency

Earlier, Ukrainian ground forces ordered the deployment of reserve troops.

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Ukraine’s Security Council has approved the imposition of a state of emergency in the country.

According to media reports, Ukraine has approved the imposition of a state of emergency following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement to send troops to eastern Ukraine and a possible attack.

Earlier, Ukrainian ground forces ordered the deployment of reserve troops.

The Ukrainian military said in a statement on Wednesday that it would begin deploying reserve troops between the ages of 18 and 60 today. He has been called on duty for a maximum of one year.

In addition to imposing economic, trade and travel sanctions on world leaders, world leaders have taken steps to stem the tide of war.

Rising tensions with Russia: Security Council approves state of emergency
extraordinary meeting of Russian Security Council on Ukraine.

Announcing economic and travel bans, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Russia had a “rogue and oppressive” attitude.

A possible war in Ukraine not only threatens to cause untold casualties, but also a massive fuel shortage that could lead to economic chaos.

In response to Russia’s deployment of 1.5 million troops on all three sides of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden and leaders of European countries, Asian countries have also imposed sanctions.

Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of two Moscow-backed separatist areas in Ukraine, after which he sent his troops to liberate the eastern part of Ukraine from rebel control.

Among Asian countries, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced economic sanctions on two separatist regions of Russia and Ukraine.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters that a ban on the issuance and distribution of Russian government bonds in Japan would be lifted, while visas would not be issued to people belonging to the two separatist regions of Ukraine and their assets in Japan. Will be frozen

He added that sanctions could be extended if the situation became more tense.

South Korean officials called an emergency meeting on Wednesday to assess the extent to which events in Ukraine could affect their economy. South Korea relies entirely on exports to meet its demand for fuel.

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