Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said tensions in the country's easternmost regions has been easing, even as a truce agreement was being violated.
May 25, 2014 Presidential Election
Bloomberg: Poroshenko sees tensions easing as truce tested
Ukrainian servicemen man positions with APCs and tanks on September 21, 2014 near the town of Debaltseve in the region of Donetsk. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on September 21 that Ukraine must be ready to defend itself should its peace deal with pro-Russian insurgents fail.
