described as a county with a puppet regime and had no historical right to exist. steve rosenberg has sent this report. russia s parliament, rubber stamping the kremlin s plan. to send troops and the rebel republics of the eastern ukraine. they voted a unanimous yes. then from the president what sounded like an ultimatum. translation: ukraine should demilitarised. an ultimatum. translation: ukraine should demilitarised. ukraine - an ultimatum. translation: ukraine should demilitarised. ukraine armed l should demilitarised. ukraine armed to the teeth was unacceptable and ukraine should announce its ambitions tojoin nato. ukraine should announce its ambitions to join nato. ambitions to oin nato. earlier, down at the ambitions to join nato. earlier, down at the russian ambitions to join nato. earlier, down at the russian foreign i down at the russian foreign ministry, we detected little sign of compromise, but much irritation, a new round of western sanctions which have been imposed