Putin attempts to straddle a divide he helped to pry open in Ukraine

Posted: Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:15 pm

Putin attempts to straddle a divide he helped to pry open in Ukraine

By Neil MacFarquhar
The New York Times

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MOSCOW — Russia’s charged balancing act in its policy toward Ukraine was evident on Sunday, with President Vladimir V. Putin both endorsing a peace plan outlined by the Ukrainian president and rebuking Kyiv for the shaky cease-fire.

As the violence drags on without a resolution in sight, Putin finds himself threading a narrow path between conflicting goals, according to government officials, analysts and diplomats.

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