Ukraine: Russia-backed separatist leader calls for refocus in east

Russia's apparent plan to concentrate its firepower in the east has been welcomed by the leader of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic.

Denis Pushilin says he thinks if Russia changes its focus, it should take Ukrainian territory quickly.



Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Donetsk.



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