So, the date has finally been formally set.
And here's more from our news desk on this subject:
Ukrainian Presidential Election Set For March 31, 2019
Ukraine has formally scheduled a presidential election for March 31, 2019.
A resolution setting the date was signed by parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy on March 28, the website of the single-chamber Verkhovna Rada said.
It came after President Petro Poroshenko vowed that the imposition of martial law in 10 regions for a 30-day period would not mean a postponement of the vote.
Martial law was introduced in regions that have coastlines or border Russia or Moldova's Moscow-backed breakaway Transdniester region after Russia seized three Ukrainian Navy vessels and their crews in a confrontation off Crimea on November 25.
Critics had speculated that Poroshenko, who polls show faces an uphill battle for reelection, might seek to postpone the election.
From RFE/RL's Brussels correspondent:
Russia's prime minister weighs in: