Ukraine Leader Walks Fine Line as Peace Deal Test Voters
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Ukraine’s leader must tread carefully over plans for permanent peace as he gears up for parliamentary elections.
President Petro Poroshenko has signed a cease-fire in Ukraine’s east, providing breathing space to mold a resolution to five months of the conflict even as pro-Russian separatists fought with government troops today. Having stepped back from a pledge to defeat the insurgency by the Oct. 26 ballot, he now needs a diplomatic win he can sell to voters.