New Ukrainian leader heads to high-stakes meeting with Putin
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and YURAS KARMANAU, Associated Press
Published: December 6, 2019, 10:31am
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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2019, file photo, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, right, listens to a serviceman as he visits the war-hit Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. For Zelenskiy, a summit meeting with Russia, France and Germany marks a decisive moment in his push to end more than five years of fighting with Moscow-backed separatists in the eastern part of his country. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, File)Photo Gallery
MOSCOW — For new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a summit meeting with Russia, France and Germany marks a decisive moment in his push to end more than five years of fighting with Moscow-backed separatists in the eastern part of his country. While the Kremlin may share that objective, there are fears in Ukraine that Zelenskiy, a political novice, could give up too much.
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