Zelenskyy proposes Ukrainian Parliament extend martial law and mobilisation

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has submitted draft laws on the extension of martial law and mobilisation in Ukraine to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) for consideration.

Source: draft law cards on the Verkhovna Rada website

Details: The draft law reads that martial law and general mobilisation in Ukraine will be extended for another 90 days from 3 February, 2026.

Background:

• Earlier, Zelenskyy emphasised that the war with Russia would not end until Ukraine received effective security guarantees and that martial law could not be lifted until then.
• When asked whether martial law could be lifted during a ceasefire, the president said: "First of all, we all want the war to end, and only then will martial law be lifted – and that is the only way. Martial law will be lifted at the moment when Ukraine has security guarantees. Without security guarantees, this war will not truly end; we will not be able to recognise that it has ended, because there would remain a risk of renewed aggression from such a neighbour."

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