The Kremlin has announced its demands for ending the war in Ukraine:
-Ukraine must change its constitution to guarantee it won't join any "blocs", i.e. NATO + EU.
-Must recognise Crimea as part of Russia.
-Must recognise the eastern separatist regions as independent.
Meanwhile, Russians are going full Syria mode in Ukraine. That's how Ukrainian city of Chernihiv loos after the raid of Russian bombers. Residential buildings burnt with all the people who lived there. Debris and corpses lie on what used to be the city streets
Note how it's gone from "sanctions don't concern us, bring them on" before the invasion to "let's normalise relations" (AKA drop sanctions) now.
It's a clear sign the economic pressure is really working.
The moment my @bbcukrainian colleague @Yollika sees pictures of her family home, partially destroyed overnight in #Kyiv.
We did not know until that moment it was her actual building that had been hit.
Thankfully Olga’s family is safe.