KIEV: The Chocolate King is finding it difficult to relinquish his throne. Petro Poroshenko, one of Ukraine’s richest men and owner of a sweets empire, made an unusual promise last spring while campaigning to be president – if elected, he would sell most of his business assets. “As president of Ukraine, I only want to concern myself with the good of the country and that is what I will do,” he told an interviewer. Poroshenko won the election, but he hasn’t succeeded yet at keeping his campaign promise.
With his country at war with Russian-backed separatists in the east, the economy …read more
Source: Kuwait Times
