getting our european allies to move as strongly, and perhaps as quickly, as the u.s. would like. michelle kosinski in manila this morning. thanks for being with us. meanwhile this morning, dozens of people are being held by pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine. they include a group of european observers. they're monitoring the fighting. one has now been released. the others, though, were paraded in front of cameras late sunday, saying they were diplomats but cannot go home. our nick paton walsh is live in ukraine this morning. nick, you're in the area where these observers have been taken. explain to us what the situation is like on the ground there and this odd scenario we saw played out in front of cameras yesterday. >> reporter: well, certainly. i mean, this is probably the biggest bargaining chip that the south declared protesters, the new administration of slovyansk, near where i'm standing, have it. yesterday they paraded these seven osce military observers