Putin says he has no plans to declare martial law in Russia

Russia does not plan to introduce martial law, President Vladimir Putin said this Saturday, in response to insistent rumors to that effect as a result of the conflict in Ukraine.

“Martial law is applied (…) in case of aggression especially in the regions where fighting took place. We do not have such a situation, and I hope it does not happen,” Putin said, when asked by employees of the Russian airline Aeroflot.

There were rumors in Russia of a possible mobilization and the introduction of martial law.

“There are attempts to destabilize society,” Putin said during a meeting with Aeroflot airline workers, shortly before Russia’s women’s day on March 8.

According to the Russian leader, only professional soldiers and officers are involved in military operations in Ukraine, and the Kremlin does not plan to call up the contingent of reservists.

Aeroflot has been hit hard by Western sanctions imposed against Russia since its troops entered Ukraine on February 24.

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