Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Taras Kuzio: For Ukrainian leaders, overcoming Western scepticism begins at home
Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyk enters a new armored personnel carrier at the National Guard of Ukraine training base in Novi Petrivtsi, outside Kyiv, on Sept. 30, 2014.
Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine's president, has returned home after making emotional pleas for support to the Canadian and US legislatures, where he received sympathy and cash but no military assistance. Poroshenko faces deep-seated scepticism among western governments and experts over whether Ukraine's leaders can overcome their differences, fight corruption and move beyond rhetoric to action in implementing long-overdue reforms.
