<p>As tensions mount in the Russian-speaking Crimean peninsula, Ukraine's interim president has warned of a risk of separatism. Is the country heading for a split? Armen Georgian puts the question to Marie Mendras, an Associate Fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House, the London-based think tank.</p><br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en