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
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wonder of preparation and just beginning to wonder exactly what the russian army has in wonder exactly what the russian army has in store wonder exactly what the russian army has in store for places and other front has in store for places and other front line has in store for places and other front line towns that are very much now in front line towns that are very much now in the front line towns that are very much now in the firing line. now in the firing line. josh, it is worth reminding now in the firing line. josh, it is worth reminding people - now in the firing line. josh, it is worth reminding people that. now in the firing line. josh, it is - worth reminding people that citizens of that donbas area, those two areas that you mentioned have lived with conflict for the past eight years since those areas south declared as republics. backed by moscow. for the town in which you were, which is just on the ukrainian side of that region, they have, to a certain extent, b
and also from the russian president. now, i mentioned nato s secretary general, he was speaking a little while ago. he gave this assessment of where we now are. we assessment of where we now are. - condemn moscow s decision to recognise the self proclaimed people s republic donetsk and luhansk people s republic. we also condemn the further russian incursion into ukraine, moscow has now moved to covid attempts to destabilise ukraine to overt military action. this is a serious escalation and a flagrant violation of international law. it further undermines ukraine s sovereignty and territorial integrity. it has grave consequences for european security. this is a crisis created by russia
russian president vladimir putin has asked legislators for permission to use force outside russia, which could pave the way for a broader attack on ukraine. it comes as the uk announced it is imposing sanctions on five russian banks and three billionaires, in response these areas are run by moscow these areas are run by moscow backed these areas are run by moscow backed separate tasks. this afternoon from the upper house of the russian parliament gave the president permission to use force outside russia which could pave the way for a broader attack on ukraine. let s hear what president putin has been saying in the past half hour. what saying in the past half hour. what i m talking saying in the past half hour. what i m talking about saying in the past half hour. what i m talking about is saying in the past half hour. what i m talking about is a i m talking about is a demilitarisation of today s ukraine. that is the only objective controlling factor which we could observe and ha