Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a law allowing reservists to be called for military service without declaring mobilization, his office said on Wednesday.

Approved by parliament late in March, the step makes it feasible to considerably boost the military, amid escalation of anxiety with Russia in southern Ukraine.

“this may make it feasible to quickly equip the military components of most defence forces together with reservists, thereby considerably boosting their combat effectiveness throughout military aggression,” the office said.

On Tuesday, Zelenskiy contested his Russian counterpartVladimir Putin, to match him at the Donbass place for discussions to end the battle there and also facilitate tension between your neighbors.

Kyiv and Moscow have traded attribute on rising clashes from the Donbass, where Allied troops have scrapped Russian-backed drives in a battle which Ukraine says has killed 14,000 people since 2014.

Ukraine, its own European allies and NATO have accused Russia of some”provocative” buildup of troops on Ukraine’s eastern boundary and in Crimea. Consequently, Russia has now accused the United States and NATO of all”provocative activity” from the Black Sea region.