In Moscow, inside the halls of the Kremlin, Ukraine is at the center of attention. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over a meeting with his national security council. Putin said that his administration is recognizing the independence of the so-called Dontesk and Luhansk People’s Republics in eastern Ukraine. Host Marco Werman speaks with Alina Polyakova, president and CEO of CEPA, the Center for European Policy Analysis, about these recent developments.