The government of Ukraine just put a ban on all Russian men ages 16 to 60. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is still ongoing, and it would not be surprising that this could ripple effect into a greater conflict in Europe. As read in one report from RT:
Ukraine will not allow Russian men aged 16-60 into the country following the imposition of martial law, Kiev says.
An exception would be made for “humanitarian cases” such as those travelling to funerals. Russia says it is not planning retaliatory measures.
Martial law has been imposed in 10 Ukrainian regions until 26 December.
This came as Ukraine’s president voiced fears of a Russian invasion after Russian forces fired on and seized three Ukrainian boats and 24 sailors.
Ukraine said Sunday’s incident in the Black Sea was a flagrant violation of international law, while Russia says the vessels violated its territorial waters.
It is the most dangerous clash at sea off Crimea since Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014.
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Mr Poroshenko also said registration criteria would be tightened for Russian citizens in the regions under martial law.
On Tuesday, he warned there was a threat of “full-scale war” with Russia.
“The number of [Russian] tanks at bases located along our border has grown three times,” the president said.
Five of the 10 regions border Russia while two are adjacent to Moldova’s breakaway Trans-Dniester region, where Russian troops are stationed. The other three regions border the Black Sea or Sea of Azov close to Crimea.
The BBC’s Jonah Fisher in Kiev says the ban could have a devastating impact on cross-border travel as the holiday period approaches. Many Russians have relatives living in Ukraine.
Reacting to the Ukrainian ban, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow was not planning “mirror” measures as this “could result in full madness”.