Russia will finish demilitarization of Ukraine

A Kremlin spokesman told Reuters on Monday that Russia will finish the demilitarization of Ukraine.

“Ukraine must amend the constitution and reject claims to enter any bloc, must recognise Crimea as Russian, and Donetsk and Lugansk as independent states,” the spokesman added. “If these conditions are met, then Russian military action will stop in a moment.”

Market reaction

These comments don’t seem to be having a noticeable impact on market sentiment. As of writing, the US Dollar Index up 0.65% on a daily basis at 99.15.