The Kremlin is receiving “thousands” of calls for assistance from Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine, and it has not yet decided on a response, a spokesman said Saturday, as Ukrainian authorities continued to move to push back separatists who have taken over key cities in the region after Ukraine suffered its bloodiest day in nearly three months.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Washington Post: Kremlin says it is weighing response to ‘thousands’ of pleas for help from Ukraine
An armed pro-Russian activist stands guard at a checkpoint near the south eastern Ukrainain city of Slavyansk on April 30, 2014.
