The billionaire businessman took the oath of office as the country's fifth president since the breakup of the Soviet Union Saturday in the capital, Kyiv, in front of parliament, world leaders and dignitaries, including U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.
Poroshenko said during his inaugural address he will not accept Russia's annexation of Crimea. Moscow sent troops to the Black Sea peninsula earlier this year and took control of it in March.
The new Ukrainian leader also pledged dialogue with countrymen in the east of the country where pro-Russian separatists have clashed with Ukrainian forces.
Poroshenko won a majority of votes in an election on May 25 that featured 21 candidates.........etc......http://www.voanews.com/content/ukraines-poroshenko-to-be-sworn-in-as-east-seethes-with-separatist-conflict/1931679.html
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Poroshenko promises united Ukraine and no compromise on Crimea....
ReplyDelete(Reuters) - Ukraine's new president Petro Poroshenko said his country would never give up Crimea and would not compromise on its course towards closer ties with Europe, spelling out a combative and defiant message to Russia in his inaugural speech on Saturday.
The 48-year-old billionaire took the oath of office before parliament, buoyed by Western support but facing an immediate crisis in relations with Russia as a separatist uprising seethes in the east of his country....................................http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/07/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSKBN0EI09N20140607?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
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