Ukraine still faces threat of Russian military offensive - Poroshenko

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speaks to media after a meeting with French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine still faces the threat of a full-scale Russian military attack despite several days of relative calm on the front-lines of the east where government forces confront Russian-backed separatists, President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday.

Poroshenko comments at a government meeting come amid signs of discord in the governing coalition over his peace efforts and disenchantment over falling living standards and economic hardship.