MARIUPOL, Ukraine -- A plea by Ukraine's richest man for demonstrations against Russian-backed separatists met with a mixed response Tuesday as many of his own workers stayed on their jobs.
Many Ukrainians still saw the gesture by billionaire Rinat Akhmetov as a welcome, if symbolic, attempt to end the country's fraternal strife while European leaders searched for diplomatic solutions to the crisis before Sunday's presidential election.
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