TOPSHOTS A pro-Russian activist wears a helmet with text reading "I speak Russian" as he takes part in a rally in front of the regional state building seized by pro-Russian separatists, in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk, on April 18, 2014. Pro-Russian rebels kept their grip on seized government buildings in Ukraine today, a day after Kiev struck a deal with Russia and the West aimed at easing the crisis in the ex-Soviet republic. AFP PHOTO / GENYA SAVILOV