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Russia has set out four conditions to end the war in Ukraine, Moscow has said.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Ukraine was aware of the terms which, if met, would result in fighting "stopping in a moment".
But what are the four demands and how easy would it be for Ukraine to meet them?
Russia wants Ukraine to stop all military action
Mr Peskov denied that Russia was demanding that the capital Kyiv is handed over.
He said Russia is finishing the demilitarisation of Ukraine. He said “the main thing is that Ukraine ceases its military action”.
“They should stop their military action and then no one will shoot,” he said.
Russia wants Ukraine to change its constitution to enshrine neutrality
Mr Peskov said Ukraine should amend its constitution, which should “reject any aims to enter any bloc”.
This means Ukraine could not join alliances such as Nato and the European Union.
Russia wants Ukraine to acknowledge that Crimea is officially Russian territory
Mr Peskov claimed Ukraine posed a greater threat to security than it had in 2014, when Russia amassed 150,000 troops on the border, prompting fears of a Russian invasion, but limited its action to annexing Crimea.
Ukraine must also recognise Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states
Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk — collectively known as the Donbas region — broke away from Ukrainian government control in 2014 and proclaimed them independent "people's republics".
Donbas, in the country's east, has been at the centre of the escalating crisis between Russia and Ukraine. Tension began to brew after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognising the two breakaway enclaves.
"We hope that all this will go OK and they will react in a suitable way," Mr Peskov said.
There has not yet been a reaction to the conditions from Ukraine.
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Date: March 25, 2019 at 11:45pm PT
Subj: Accelerating in the Middle East
Five years ago, Uber launched in the Middle East. It was the start of an incredible journey, with millions of riders and drivers finding new ways to move and work in a dynamic region that’s become so important to Uber. Now Pakistan is one of our fastest-growing markets in the world, women are driving with Uber across Saudi Arabia, and we chose Cairo to launch our first Uber Bus product late last year.
Today we are taking the next step in this journey—well, it’s more like a leap, and a big one: in a few minutes, we’ll announce that we’ve agreed to acquire Careem. Importantly, we intend to operate Careem independently, under the leadership of co-founder and current CEO Mudassir Sheikha. I’ve gotten to know both co-founders, Mudassir and Magnus Olsson, and what they have built is truly extraordinary. They are first-class entrepreneurs who share our platform vision and, like us, have launched a wide range of products—from digital payments to food delivery—to serve consumers.
I expect many of you will ask how we arrived at this structure, meaning allowing Careem to maintain an independent brand and operate separately. After careful consideration, we decided that this framework has the advantage of letting us build new products and try new ideas across not one, but two, strong brands, with strong operators within each. Over time, by integrating parts of our networks, we can operate more efficiently, achieve even lower wait times, expand new products like high-capacity vehicles and payments, and quicken the already remarkable pace of innovation in the region.
This acquisition is subject to regulatory approval in various countries, which we don’t expect before Q1 2020. Until then, nothing changes. And since both companies will continue to largely operate separately after the acquisition, very little will change in either teams’ day-to-day operations post-close. Today’s news is a testament to the incredible business our team has worked so hard to build.
It’s a great day for the Middle East, for the region’s thriving tech sector, for Careem, and for Uber.
Uber on,
Dara