The Russian president said his decree applied to the four regions of Ukraine that Russia recently claimed it had annexed.
Putin has not immediately clarified what steps would be taken under martial law in the four regions, but independent Russian news outlet Meduza said it may involve restrictions on travel and public gatherings, tighter censorship and broader authority for law enforcement agencies.that the decrees"go much further than Putin let on in his speech."
"They would involve sweeping new security measures, movement restrictions, vehicle checks and wholesale 'economic mobilization'" across western and southern Russia, he added. The Kremlin's actual decrees go much further than Putin let on in his speech on martial law, outlining sweeping new security measures, movement restrictions, vehicle checks and wholesale "economic mobilisation" across much of western & southern RussiaPutin said that the Russian-installed leaders of the occupied regions would be given extra security powers in the decree that is expected to be rubber-stamped by the Federation Council, Russia's upper house.
The Russian president also issued a decree restricting movement in and out of eight regions adjoining Ukraine. These apply to the southern regions of Krasnodar, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk and Rostov, as well as territories of Crimea and Sevastopol, which Russia illegally seized.Update 10/19/22, 10 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional information.
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