Ukrainian separatists proclaim new state called Malorossiya

Separatists in eastern Ukraine have proclaimed a new state that aspires to include not only the areas they control but also the rest of the country.

The surprise announcement in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk casts further doubt on the 2015 ceasefire deal that was supposed to stop fighting in Ukraine's industrial heartland and bring those areas back into Kiev's fold while granting them wide autonomy.