The leader of Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region says his plan to create a country called Little Russia has failed.
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RFE/RL: Russia-backed separatist leader says ‘Little Russia’ a bust
A woman walks under a billboard featuring a picture of the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) Alexander Zakharchenko (C) and reading: "We are grateful to the defenders of the fatherland" in Donetsk on March 18, 2015.
