President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky submitted two bills to the Verkhovna Rada this Friday, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, by which he seeks to extend martial law for another 90 days, as well as to mobilize the population while it lasts. war with Russia.
Projects 7664 and 7665 provide for a 90-day extension as martial law Legislation allows the government to mobilize its population for conscription for military service from August 23, Ukrinform reports.
Under martial law, among other things, the presidential government Zelensky banned the political activity of two-week parties, considering them pro-Russian and advocating an invasion of Ukraine began on February 24 by order of the President, Vladimir Putin.
Mobilization Law Ukraine He banned the departure of all men between the ages of 18 and 60 who could be recruited and sent to the front. The Ministry of Defense announced that they would not even be able to leave the region in which they have their usual place of residence without notifying the Armed Forces.
Pope Francis knows about ‘war crimes’
Ukrainian President, Vladimir Zelenskyconfirmed that he had a telephone conversation with Pope Francis, to whom he informed about “Russian crimes” in Ukraine.
“I informed him about the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and his heinous crimes. I am grateful to the pontiff for your prayers for Ukraine”Zelensky wrote on his Twitter.
“Our people need support of spiritual leaders of the world, who must convey to the globe the truth about the atrocities committed by the aggressor in Ukraine,” he stressed.
Wheat imports resume
Exports of Ukrainian wheat, a shortage that threatens to starve Africa and the Middle East, resumed two weeks after the opening of a corridor for grain exports from ports that have been blocked since the start of the Russian invasion in February.
The Belize-flagged ship Sormovsky carrying 3,050 tons of wheat left the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk for Tekirdag in Turkey, the Turkish government said.
Since the opening on August 1 of an export route agreed in July between Moscow and Kyiv through the mediation of Turkey and the United Nations, fourteen cargo ships have sailed to Turkish, European and Asian ports.
(According to Europa Press and EFE)
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