PARIS — Ukraine’s beleaguered president traveled to Germany and France on April 12 as voters prepared to choose his country’s next leader, while his rival — a comic actor and political novice — headed to Paris only.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko attend a joint press conference after talks in Berlin, on April 12, 2019.