MOSCOW (dpa-AFX) – The separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine have asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for military assistance. The heads of the People’s Republics of Luhansk and Donetsk have written letters asking for help to ward off attacks by the Ukrainian army, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday evening, according to the Interfax agency. Putin had promised military intervention if asked./mau/DP/he
Separatists ask Putin for military assistance
