This regime limited some civil rights in some territories, but it was not martial law. But again, some legal-political flexibility remained: martial law (voiennyi stan) was imposed without declaration of a state of war (stan viiny) and war on Russia. Indeed, de jure, martial law was initiated by Volodymyr Zelensky and approved by the Rada on February 24, 2022. [11] Since then the process has been repeated regularly, with martial law being continued for several months ahead at each approval. [17] So, even after announcing martial law, the government of Ukraine has preserved some element of legal-political flexibility by not declaring war on Russia.

Source: CNN November 20, 2023 22:07 UTC