SLAVIANSK, Ukraine - 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. Speaking at a news conference at the headquarters of the city administration of Slaviansk, a separatist leader asked Putin 'to personally direct your attention to the unfolding situation and help us as much as you can.'
(photo credit: The Jerusalem Post)