West prepares as Russian parliament approves deployment of troops - watch
Russian-backed separatists said the issue of the exact borders of the territories would be resolved later.
A tank drives along a street after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of Russian troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine following the recognition of their independence, in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine(photo credit: REUTERS/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO)ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated:
