With President Petro Poroshenko slipping in the polls a week ahead of elections, Ukraine’s government is trying to put a brave face on his achievements, insisting it is well on its way to delivering on the demands of the Maidan protest movement that drove the previous Russia-backed president from power in 2014.
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Ukranian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin leaves the press conference after his meeting with Portuguese Foreign Affairs Minister Augusto Santos Silva (unseen) at Necessidades Palace in Lisbon on Sept. 16, 2016.
