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9/18/17
Ukraine: Something Is Happening Here... - by Kenneth Courtis
Ukraine’s President, 51-year old Petro Poroshenko – or Porky, as he
is known to all Ukrainians – is at single digits in the polls. With
elections scheduled for 2019 that cannot sit well with the
oligarch-turned-president.
But in their assessment of him, Ukrainians are simply echoing the disdain that, all smooth-talking rhetoric aside, he has shown them. Remember that he promised to divest himself of certain assets – presumably acquired “legally” once he was elected.
What has happened is the opposite. His group has acquired more state assets at below rock-bottom prices. His firms are already lined up at the trough to gobble up all kinds of stuff in the coming wave of privatizations that the IMF has instructed the county to carry out.
Porky is pretty much the chocolate king of Eastern Europe and the CIS. People on the ground tell me that his three most profitable chocolate factories are in, yes, Russia…
All that sweet stuff can’t obscure the harsh realities. Real wages of workers have been chopped by more than half over the last three years. The emerging middle classes have been crushed.
Read more: Ukraine: Something Is Happening Here... - The Globalist
But in their assessment of him, Ukrainians are simply echoing the disdain that, all smooth-talking rhetoric aside, he has shown them. Remember that he promised to divest himself of certain assets – presumably acquired “legally” once he was elected.
What has happened is the opposite. His group has acquired more state assets at below rock-bottom prices. His firms are already lined up at the trough to gobble up all kinds of stuff in the coming wave of privatizations that the IMF has instructed the county to carry out.
Porky is pretty much the chocolate king of Eastern Europe and the CIS. People on the ground tell me that his three most profitable chocolate factories are in, yes, Russia…
All that sweet stuff can’t obscure the harsh realities. Real wages of workers have been chopped by more than half over the last three years. The emerging middle classes have been crushed.
Read more: Ukraine: Something Is Happening Here... - The Globalist
5/15/15
Ukraine - Social Media: Facebook Is Pro-Russia, Senior Aide To Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko Says - by Kukil Bora
A senior official in the Ukrainian government on Thursday accused
Facebook of pro-Russia bias, ahead of a question-and-answer session with
the company’s co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. The official, who serves as
an aide to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, is also reportedly in
talks with the social networking giant to solve the problem.
According to Dmytro Shymkiv, deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, Facebook’s Russian moderators are overseeing Ukrainian users of the social networking site, and are influenced by Moscow’s political agenda in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.
Note EU-Digest: This is called free press Mr. Dmytro Shymkiv - Ukraine better wake up and smell the roses.
Read more: Facebook Is Pro-Russia, Senior Aide To Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko Says
According to Dmytro Shymkiv, deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, Facebook’s Russian moderators are overseeing Ukrainian users of the social networking site, and are influenced by Moscow’s political agenda in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.
Note EU-Digest: This is called free press Mr. Dmytro Shymkiv - Ukraine better wake up and smell the roses.
Read more: Facebook Is Pro-Russia, Senior Aide To Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko Says
6/6/14
Europe - D-Day Commemoration and diplomacy: Putin, Poroshenko call for end to Ukraine violence
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| Together again in Normandie June 6, 2014 |
The D-Day meeting marked the first time the two leaders met since Poroshenko was elected president of Ukraine, which remains restive after the annexation of Crimea by Russia.
The two leaders talked for a quarter of an hour in a meeting hosted by French President François Hollande.
“The conversation took place on possible measures to de-escalate (the crisis) including how Moscow could recognise the election of Poroshenko. The details of a ceasefire will also be discussed in coming days,” the official in French President Hollande’s office said, adding that they also discussed the economic consequences of the stand-off.
The AFP reported that the first meeting between the two leaders took place informally after the many world leaders gathering for the commemoration posed for a group photo. After the photo, most of the leaders walked into a nearby building for a lunch. But Putin, Poroshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel stayed outside the door and chatted together.
Reporters observing the encounter couldn’t hear the conversation. The animated conversation lasted about a minute.
Read or view more Europe - Putin, Poroshenko call for end to Ukraine violence - France 24
5/27/14
Ukraine's 'chocolate king,' new president Petro Poroshenko hopes to sweet-talk Russia - by Margaret Evans
If you weren't looking for it, you'd never know it was there. Except
for the heavenly smells drifting over the walls that is, a mix of
chocolate, maraschino cherry and cake dough.
Welcome to the Karl Marx Chocolate Works, its former name, a complex of old brick warehouses hidden under the shadow of a concrete overpass in the middle of Kyiv.
Today, it's better known as the home of Roshen Sweets, the confectionary brand owned by Ukraine's new president to be, billionaire Petro Poroshenko, aka "the chocolate king." The name Roshen is taken from the two middle syllables of his surname.
Many voters here say they supported the oligarch because they believe he will know how to talk to the Russians. And Poroshenko has been careful to talk up the need for a relationship with Moscow, not just the EU.
"The rest of [the candidates] discredited themselves utterly," said Kyiv resident Dasha Butsko. "And in my opinion he's the only one who can stop the war with Russia."
Poroshenko lost no time saying he hoped to meet with the Russian leadership by mid-June. His first priority is to ease the volatile situation in Eastern Ukraine where pro-Russian militias continue to control pockets of the region.
Read more: Ukraine's 'chocolate king,' new president Petro Poroshenko hopes to sweet-talk Russia - World - CBC News
Welcome to the Karl Marx Chocolate Works, its former name, a complex of old brick warehouses hidden under the shadow of a concrete overpass in the middle of Kyiv.
Today, it's better known as the home of Roshen Sweets, the confectionary brand owned by Ukraine's new president to be, billionaire Petro Poroshenko, aka "the chocolate king." The name Roshen is taken from the two middle syllables of his surname.
Many voters here say they supported the oligarch because they believe he will know how to talk to the Russians. And Poroshenko has been careful to talk up the need for a relationship with Moscow, not just the EU.
"The rest of [the candidates] discredited themselves utterly," said Kyiv resident Dasha Butsko. "And in my opinion he's the only one who can stop the war with Russia."
Poroshenko lost no time saying he hoped to meet with the Russian leadership by mid-June. His first priority is to ease the volatile situation in Eastern Ukraine where pro-Russian militias continue to control pockets of the region.
Read more: Ukraine's 'chocolate king,' new president Petro Poroshenko hopes to sweet-talk Russia - World - CBC News
5/26/14
Ukraine: New Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko vows to stop war- by Shaun Walker and Alec Luhn
Ukraine's new president, Petro Poroshenko, has vowed to make his first goal in office to stop the war in the east of the country.
The pro-European businessman won the presidential election with 54% of the vote, according to early results on Sunday, clearing the 50% threshold to win outright without a second round. The former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was trailing far behind, with about 13%.
In an impromptu victory speech after an official exit poll showed his convincing first-round win, Poroshenko praised the record turnout and reiterated the pledge that his first official trip would be to conflict-riven eastern Ukraine. He promised an amnesty to pro-Russian rebels who turned in their weapons, but said those who had killed people in the region were terrorists who deserved no quarter.
"Today we can definitely say all of Ukraine has voted, this is a national vote," Poroshenko said. "The first steps that we will take at the beginning of our presidential term should be focused on stopping the war, to put an end to this chaos and bring peace to a united Ukraine."
According to Poroshenko, his strong support at the polls confirmed three major policy directions for his presidency: the preservation of a "unified Ukraine", including stability in the east; a "European choice" for closer ties with the west; and the return of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in March. In reality, all of these tasks will be difficult to accomplish.
Poroshenko also promised to hold parliamentary elections before the end of the year, arguing that the lack of a majority coalition has made the body unable to respond to security threats.
"When there is a parliamentarian crisis, the only solution in a democracy is early elections," he said.
Ukrainians flocked to the polling stations on Sunday in what was seen as the most important election since independence. Millions of citizens in the restive east, however, did not vote, either because of separatist sympathies, feelings of intimidation by pro-Russian militias or simply a lack of polling stations.
Many of those voting for Poroshenko said they wanted to ensure he won the poll in the first round, without a runoff.
Read more: New Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko vows to stop war | World news | theguardian.com
The pro-European businessman won the presidential election with 54% of the vote, according to early results on Sunday, clearing the 50% threshold to win outright without a second round. The former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was trailing far behind, with about 13%.
In an impromptu victory speech after an official exit poll showed his convincing first-round win, Poroshenko praised the record turnout and reiterated the pledge that his first official trip would be to conflict-riven eastern Ukraine. He promised an amnesty to pro-Russian rebels who turned in their weapons, but said those who had killed people in the region were terrorists who deserved no quarter.
"Today we can definitely say all of Ukraine has voted, this is a national vote," Poroshenko said. "The first steps that we will take at the beginning of our presidential term should be focused on stopping the war, to put an end to this chaos and bring peace to a united Ukraine."
According to Poroshenko, his strong support at the polls confirmed three major policy directions for his presidency: the preservation of a "unified Ukraine", including stability in the east; a "European choice" for closer ties with the west; and the return of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in March. In reality, all of these tasks will be difficult to accomplish.
Poroshenko also promised to hold parliamentary elections before the end of the year, arguing that the lack of a majority coalition has made the body unable to respond to security threats.
"When there is a parliamentarian crisis, the only solution in a democracy is early elections," he said.
Ukrainians flocked to the polling stations on Sunday in what was seen as the most important election since independence. Millions of citizens in the restive east, however, did not vote, either because of separatist sympathies, feelings of intimidation by pro-Russian militias or simply a lack of polling stations.
Many of those voting for Poroshenko said they wanted to ensure he won the poll in the first round, without a runoff.
Read more: New Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko vows to stop war | World news | theguardian.com
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