Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko holds a part of a damaged commuter bus hit by a rocket strike near Volnovakha that killed 13 people as he speaks during a session of the World Economic Forum annual meeting on Jan. 21 in Davos.
Politicians do not usually brandish big chunks of metal when giving speeches. Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine's president, did just that at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos. He had brought with him a bit of a bus destroyed in shelling that killed 13 civilians last week in the east of the country. Mr Poroshenko's emotional plea for more Western aid paid off.
