The office of the Ukrainian president has written an appeal to the UN and EU for international peacekeepers. At the same time, President Poroshenko unveiled his plans to increase the size of the military.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Deutsche Welle: Ukraine in appeal for international peacekeeping force
A pro-Russian separatist plays with a ball at a checkpoint near the eastern Ukrainian city of Uglegorsk on Feb. 19, 2015.
