A “statement” allegedly made by the head of the Office of the President Andrii Yermak, which he allegedly made in an interview with Politico, is being circulated online: “We think that even after the end of the war, martial law cannot be lifted. At least for a few years. Ukrainians will stay and rebuild the country. In addition, our people are already accustomed to living with closed borders and other restrictions - this is no longer a problem for them”.

However, this is a fake, experts from the VoxCheck project found out. Andrii Yermak did not give such comments to any of the Ukrainian or international publications, in particular Politico. None of the pages of Politico on social networks, or on the media website, published actual interviews with Yermak. Some users refer to Ukrainian blogger Yurii Romanenko, but he has already deleted the corresponding message and said that the information was false.

On February 6, 2024, the Verkhovna Rada voted to extend martial law in the country for another 90 days. At the same time, martial law can end in two cases. Either after the expiration of the period for which it was established, or by decision of the president in the absence of a threat of attack or danger in Ukraine. Previously, we refuted the information that Lviv residents went to a mass rally against Andrii Yermak in March 2024. In reality, the Russians then used the old video and replaced the audio track in it.