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Protesters call for Russian annexation in Eastern Ukraine

Season 2014 Episode 970 | 3m 26s

Echoing recent events in Crimea, protesters in three Russian-speaking Ukrainian cities stormed government buildings and called for a referendum to join Russia. Ukraine’s prime minister says Moscow is responsible for the new unrest, while Secretary of State John Kerry warned that further efforts to destabilize the country will incur further costs for Russia. Judy Woodruff reports.

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