Ukraine has shifted to a war footing, imposing a nationwide state of emergency, urging all of its citizens to leave Russia immediately, and introducing conscription of reservists as the crisis deepens.
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council backed imposing a state of emergency on the morning of Feb. 23 on all of the country’s territory, apart from the conflict-stricken Donetsk and Luhansk regions, where it has been in place for eight years as Ukrainian forces have battled pro-Russian separatists.
