Monday, November 26, 2018

Ukraine Declares Martial Law After Russian Naval Attack

The Ukrainian president said this is not "declaring war" against Russia.

By Associated Press

MOSCOW — Ukraine's parliament voted Monday to impose martial law in the country to fight what its president called "growing aggression" from Moscow after a weekend naval confrontation off the disputed Crimean Peninsula in which Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian vessels amid renewed tensions between the neighbors.

Western leaders and diplomats urged both sides to de-escalate the conflict, and the U.S. blamed Russia for what it called "unlawful conduct" over Sunday's incident in the Black Sea.

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Source: NBC News

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