“I signed a decree to introduce martial law in these four entities of the Russian Federation,” he said. Putin at the National Security Council meeting. The annexation of these regions was announced after referendums organized at the end of September and condemned by the international community. The Russian president takes the measure at a time when Ukrainian troops are advancing into territories controlled by Moscow.
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“The Kiev regime refuses to recognize the will of the population, rejects any proposal for negotiation, the shooting continues and civilians are dying,” said the 70-year-old Russian head of state. Putin also accused Ukraine of resorting to “terrorist methods”. “They are sending groups of saboteurs to our territory,” he said.
He said Moscow had prevented other attacks since the one on the Crimean bridge, including one against Russian nuclear power facilities.
Russian martial law makes it possible to reinforce the army, apply curfews, limit movement, impose military censorship on telecommunications, ban public meetings and detain foreigners, among other measures.
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According to the decree, the Russian government must present the concrete measures that will be applied in these territories within three days. It also determines a reinforcement of security in other Russian territories and places the Crimean peninsula, annexed in 2014, in a “medium-level reaction regime”, as well as the regions of Krasnodar, Belgorod, Briansk, Voronezh, Kursk and Rostov – all nearby from the Ucrania.
This regime allows the transfer of residents to “safe zones”, the introduction of checkpoints at the entrances and exits of regions, as well as strengthening the security of infrastructures. In the central federal district, where Moscow is located, a “reinforced alert” regime has also been introduced, according to a decree.
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