Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Vladimir Frolov: Putin and Poroshenko need deal to save face
Despite their rhetoric, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and President Vladimir Putin need each other in order to save face as the cost of Russian military intervention or separatist defeat mount. Putin's gambit to destabilize eastern and southern Ukraine and impose a Bosnia-style confederate system is failing. He also facing steep economic costs from Western sanctions against Russia.