KYIV. April 17 (Interfax) - Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Koval sees no need to impose the state of emergency in conflict-ridden regions, member of the UDAR faction in Verkhovna Rada Serhiy Kunitsyn said.
"The defense minister said he doesn't need a state of emergency because Guard Regulations are sufficient… he said that if, say, someone attacks the Kramatorsk airfield, servicemen will use arms pursuant to the effective regulations. Why impose a state of emergency, if the existing regulations permit the use of arms against those who attempt to attack depots or army units?" Kunitsyn related the essence of Koval's speech at a closed Verkhovna Rada meeting to the press on Wednesday.
That was his answer to the question concerning whether the introduction of a state of emergency or martial law in southeastern Ukraine was discussed at the closed session which involved the heads of law enforcement and defense agencies.