In addition, 57 percent said the United States does not have a responsibility to do something about Ukraine.
Obama himself said he could understand why people "might decide to look the other way," but that the "international order" must be protected.
So Klitchko dodges a fight with Yulia. For now, I guess. Good boxing is about strategy.
— Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin) March 29, 2014
Klitschko says that "the election of the President must unite the society and not become another war of all... http://t.co/PAmPHN5eKD
— MaidanOnline (@MaidanOnline) March 29, 2014With @Vitaliy_Klychko is out of the race, @Poroshenko becomes the front-runner with 20% ahead of Tymoshenko in polls pic.twitter.com/0B17kc3WqP
— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) March 29, 2014
#ukraine klitschko says will run for kiev mayor not for president. Against lesya orobets? Good luck with that, klitsh!
— Gulliver Cragg (@gullivercragg) March 29, 2014
.@Poroshenko at @udarKlichko congress: The 1st time in Ukraine's history top two presidential front-runners join their forces
— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) March 29, 2014
Klitschko's withdrawal, and an announcement by Poroshenko late on Friday that he would stand in the May 25 election, sets up a battle between the man known as the 'Chocolate King' and Ukraine's fiery former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko.
"The only chance of winning is to nominate one candidate from the democratic forces," Klitschko told a meeting of his UDAR (Punch) party, saying he backed Poroshenko.
Agencies reporting that Vitaly Klitschko has announced that he will not run for the presidency
Kharkiv separatist Ignat Kromsky arrested for inviting Russian troops to invade http://t.co/2tExAfVcW3
— Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin) March 29, 2014
Kharkov. Separatism in the air in small quantities. pic.twitter.com/GrAbzfTTZs
— max seddon (@maxseddon) March 29, 2014