Summary: Pro-Moscow activists in Donetsk have declared a sovereign republic. Hazem Sika speaks to Vyacheslav Matuzov, former Russian diplomat in Washington; Mychailo Wynnychyj, associate professor at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy; Lilit Gevorgyan, country analyst for Russia & Commonwealth of Independent states (CIS) in Country Analysis & Forecasting Group at IHS Global Insight.
