Pro-Russian separatists who said they were part of a new "Donetsk People's Republic" in eastern Ukraine appealed on Monday for Russian President Vladimir Putin to help defend them against Ukrainian government forces.
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Reuters: Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine appeal to Kremlin to help
Pro-Russian activist wearing a Russian flag during a rally near a razor wire-topped barricade outside the regional government building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on April 13, 2014.
