Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Welcomes Breakup of Ruling Coalition
Ukraine’s ruling coalition broke up Thursday and the prime minister submitted his resignation, setting the stage for parliamentary elections that could strengthen popular President Petro Poroshenko’s hand even as the country’s army battles a three-month separatist insurgency in its east.
Polls show that pro-Western parties, led by Mr. Poroshenko’s, would sweep the elections, and that pro-Russia parties might not cross the 5%…