Russia has said Ukraine must meet four key demands if it wants to stop the war that is now in its 12th day. The Kremlin said it wanted recognition of Luhansk and Donetsk as independent, a ceasing of all military action, a change to Ukraine's constitution to enshrine neutrality and acknowledgment of Crimea as Russian territory.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "We really are finishing the demilitarisation of Ukraine. We will finish it. But the main thing is that Ukraine ceases its military action. They should stop their military action and then no one will shoot.
"They should make amendments to their constitution according to which Ukraine would reject any aims to enter any bloc. We have also spoken about how they should recognise that Crimea is Russian territory and that they need to recognise that Donetsk and Luhansk are independent states. And that’s it. It will stop in a moment."
