Separatists in eastern Ukraine appeal to Moscow to become a part of Russia.<br/> <br />Over the weekend, the region declared victory in a referendum on self-rule.<br/> <br />Some say this means independence.<br/> <br />But others, like Denis Pushilin, leader of the self-declared "Donetsk People's Republic", say they want to see eventual union with Russia.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) LEADER OF SELF-PROCLAIMED 'DONETSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC', DENIS PUSHILIN, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Based on the will of the people of the Donetsk People's Republic and in order to restore a historic justice, we ask the Russian Federation to consider the absorption of the Donetsk People's Republic into the Russian Federation."<br/> <br />The call is likely to anger the government in Kiev and Western nations that accuse Russia of stirring up unrest in eastern Ukraine.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) LEADER OF SELF-PROCLAIMED 'DONETSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC', DENIS PUSHILIN, SAYING:<br/> <br />"In a totally different way we look at Russia with which we are
