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Undated: Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko (born 26 September 1965[8]) is the fifth and current President of Ukraine (excluding acting president Oleksandr Turchynov), in office since 2014.[9] He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2010, and as the Minister of Trade and Economic Development in 2012. From 2007 until 2012, Poroshenko headed the Council of Ukraine's National Bank.
Outside government, Poroshenko has been a prominent Ukrainian oligarch[10] with a lucrative career in acquiring and building assets. His most recognized brands are Roshen, the large-scale confectionery company which has earned him the nickname of 'Chocolate King',[10] and the TV channel 5 kanal, an all-news national TV broadcaster. Due to the scale of his business holdings in the manufacturing, agriculture and financial sectors, his political influence that included several stints at government prior to his presidency, and ownership of an influential mass-media outlet, Poroshenko has long been considered one of the prominent Ukrainian oligarchs even though not the most influential among them.
He was elected president on 25 May 2014, capturing more than 54% of the vote in the first round, thereby winning outright and avoiding a run-off.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petro_Poroshenko
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June 20: Trump meets Ukraine president as Treasury Department sanctions Russia
The Trump administration greeted his Ukrainian counterpart at the White House with the announcement of a new set of sanctions on Russia – though Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko took the opportunity to warn Trump against future dealings with Moscow.
In brief comments to reporters about his meeting with President Petro Poroshenko, Trump said the leaders had "some very, very good discussions" and that Ukraine is "a place that we've all been very much involved in."
As Poroshenko arrived at the White House, the Treasury Department said it is targeting 38 individuals and entities "involved in the ongoing conflict" with Ukraine over the Russian occupation of Crimea. Russia "annexed" the region of Ukraine in 2014, and has backed pro-Russian separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine; the Treasury sanctions list includes Ukrainian separatists and officials of the Russia government.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/20/donald-trump-petro-poroshenko-mike-pence-ukraine/103032910/
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May 24: Ukrainian President: BBC Report On Secret Payment To Trump Lawyer 'Blatant Lie'
Ukraine's president has lashed out at a BBC report that asserted a secret $400,000 payment was made to U.S. President Donald Trump's longtime lawyer last year to set up talks between the two leaders.
Petro Poroshenko’s office issued a statement to RFE/RL on May 23, hours after the BBC published a report saying the payment to the lawyer, Michael Cohen, was arranged by intermediaries acting for Poroshenko who wanted to open a back channel to Trump.
The BBC report cited unnamed sources in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-president-bbc-report-on-secret-payment-to-trump-lawyer-blatant-lie-/29246082.html
September 19: The President of Ukraine is suing the BBC for libel over a news report that claimed he had secretly paid at least £300,000 for a meeting with Donald Trump.
Lawyers for President Petro Poroshenko said the allegation is untrue and “strikes at the core of his personal dignity and integrity”.
The BBC story claimed that intermediaries acting for Mr Poroshenko made a secret payment to Michael Cohen, then Mr Trump’s personal lawyer, to set up talks between the two leaders.
It alleged that, through official channels, Mr Poroshenko had been able to secure only “an embarrassingly brief few minutes of small talk and a handshake” with the US president, and that he wanted more.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/19/ukrainian-president-sues-bbc-libel-report-meeting-donald-trump/
November 27: In interview, Ukrainian president asks Trump to deliver pointed message to Putin
Petro Poroshenko warned Russia would "pay a huge price" if they invaded Ukraine.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/interview-ukrainian-president-asks-trump-deliver-pointed-message-putin-n940716
November 28: Putin shrugs off Trump’s threat to cancel G20 meeting over Kerch crisis
Russian leader says Ukraine’s Poroshenko is trying to bolster popularity with Black Sea ‘provocation’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/28/russia-deploy-missiles-crimea-ukraine-tensions
November 28: Ukraine imposes martial law as Russia tensions escalate
https://nypost.com/2018/11/28/ukraine-imposes-martial-law-as-russia-tensions-escalate/
November 29: Ukraine calls Trump "great leader" after Trump cancels Putin meeting
https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-russia-poroshenko/ukraine-calls-trump-great-leader-after-trump-cancels-putin-meeting-idUSS8N1XV03I
November 30: Trump cancels Putin talks over Russia’s capture of Ukrainian ships
Germany backs ‘dialogue’ as Kiev calls for Nato ships in Sea of Azov
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/trump-cancels-putin-talks-over-russia-s-capture-of-ukrainian-ships-1.3715122
-- 2019 --
February 22: President of Ukraine praises way Trump handles Putin
“I think that this administration does an excellent, a great job. This is not an assumption,” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom.” “I have a feeling that this U.S. administration clearly understands the possible danger of Putin.”
Poroshenko spoke out against Putin’s hostilities toward his country and said Putin’s only goal was to re-establish the glory of the “Russian Empire.”
“He wants to renew, to restore the Russian empire, the Soviet Union and he does not have any red line for reaching these results,” Poroshenko told co-host Bill Hemmer.
Wednesday marked five years since a popular uprising that resulted in a massacre in which nearly 100 protesters died and many were wounded. The protesters were supporting a trade agreement with the European Union that pro-Moscow president Viktor Yanukovych refused to sign.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/president-of-ukraine-praises-way-trump-handles-putin
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