to do something to halt the
fighting.
matthew chance joins me live now
from moscow.
so matthew, the city's fall is a
huge victory for the russian
separatists, but also a clear
violation of the cease-fire.
at this point, what options do
the international community have
to keep russia and putin in
check?
>> well the options that the
international community have are
pretty limited and none are
good.
much will depend on the next
step of the pro-russian
separatists and their russian
backers.
the hope i suppose at the
moment, is that the territory
that includes this city that's
already been capture willed be
sufficient for the rebels and
their sponsors in moscow.
and the fear is it won't be
enough this will be used as a
springboard to take more
territory.
this is the concern.
if that happens, well the
options are, as they've already