Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv said after an online meeting with the Prime Minister on Thursday

Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv said after an online meeting with the Prime Minister on Thursday: “If, God forbid, this lockdown is introduced, it will be a disaster for the economy, especially for small- and medium-sized businesses.” In response, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy chief of staff to President Zelenskiy, told Interfax-Ukraine: “The option of ‘New Year’s lockdown’ is being considered in all countries. We hear this from all European colleagues, but it is too early to talk about it [here.]”