Yesterday Putin gave a quite amazing (and short) press conference. Not only did he declare that Russia recognizes the LDNR Republics in their own, legal, borders (i.e. the full Donetsk and Lugansk regions), he also listed the four steps needed to be taken by the Ukraine to avoid a direct, unilateral, Russian action:
The Ukraine must recognize Crimea and Sevastopol as Russian territory
The Ukraine must officially renounce joining NATO
The Ukraine must negotiate a settlement with the LDNR Republics
The Ukraine must be demilitarized and declared neutral
The above information comes from a Eastern Ukraine news source (pro-Russia Ukrainians).
The above information comes from a Eastern Ukraine news source (pro-Russia Ukrainians).
http://thesaker.is/the-situation-is-about-to-quickly-escalate-probably-in-the-next-days/