Ukraine's Poroshenko Sworn In As President And Lays Out Peace Plan

Ukraine's Poroshenko Sworn In And Sets Out Peace Plan -- BBC

Petro Poroshenko has been sworn in as president of Ukraine, setting out a plan to bring peace to the conflict-torn east of the country.

The 48-year-old tycoon, who won the 25 May election, 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".

Russia's ambassador said the speech was a "promising declaration of intent".

Mikhail Zurabov, who attended the inauguration, said Ukraine should end the military operation in the east, provided that militias called a ceasefire and allowed humanitarian access.

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My Comment: Ukraine is broke. The economy is in free-fall. There is massive unemployment. There is a civil war in the eastern part of the country .... and what he has offered to resolve the crisis was rejected by the pro-separatists a month ago. He has his work .... to put it bluntly .... cut out for him.