Ukrainian president says 'not very optimistic' about crisis


  • World
  • Friday, 17 Oct 2014

MILAN (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told Austria's chancellor on Friday he was not hopeful about the Ukraine crisis following talks earlier in the day with Russian and European leaders.

"Unfortunately, I am not very optimistic," Poroshenko said at the start of a meeting with Chancellor Werner Faymann that was witnessed by a Reuters reporter.

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