Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed plans to allow foreign volunteer fighters into Eastern Ukraine.
The Kremlin says its already received more than 16,000 applications from people in Middle Eastern countries.
Al Jazeera's @Bernard Smith reports from Moscow, Russia.
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