Petro Poroshenko sworn-in as President of Ukraine

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 Photo: Petro Poroshenko sworn-in as President of Ukraine In Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko was sworn-in today as President of the country, setting out a plan to bring peace to the conflict-torn east of the country. The 48-year-old President offered political concessions to people in the east and said he did not want war or revenge. But he also said he had told Russia's President that Crimea, which Moscow has annexed, would always be Ukrainian. Kiev accuses Moscow of backing armed militants in the eastern Donbass area. Russia denies the allegations.

In Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko was sworn-in today as President of the country, setting out a plan to bring peace to the conflict-torn east of the country. The 48-year-old President offered political concessions to people in the east and said he did not want war or revenge.

But he also said he had told Russia's President that Crimea, which Moscow has annexed, would always be Ukrainian. Kiev accuses Moscow of backing armed militants in the eastern Donbass area. Russia denies the allegations.

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