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
vladimir putin s actions. he s been describing ukraine as a colony with a puppet regime and said it has no historical right to exist. he was more from moscow. russia s parliament rubber stamping the kremlin s plan. to send troops into the rebel republics of eastern ukraine. they voted a unanimous yes. a major escalation of the crisis. then, from the president, what sounded like an ultimatum. ukraine should demilitarise, vladimir putin said. ukraine armed to the teeth is unacceptable and ukraine should pronounce its ambitions to join nato. earlier, down at the russian foreign ministry, we detected little sign of compromise but much invitation. a new round of western sanctions which have been imposed on moscow. the sanctions are illegal.