Presidential elections in spring, Poroshenko's popularity is south of 10%, not being reelected would mean not just loss of power but of personal property.
Reelection chances are next to nil, especially after recent hikes of gas and energy prices.
With martial law elections can be postponed, and -- if needed -- competition can be arrested.
Setup, related to the internal Ukrainian affairs.
Those pesky Ukrainians jumping in front of Russian bullets again.