Petro Poroshenko hold bulava at his inauguration ceremony as Ukraine's new president in Kyiv June 7, 2014.
Photo by AFP
Ukraine's new
president Petro Poroshenko said his country would never give up Crimea
and would not compromise on its path towards closer ties with Europe,
spelling out a defiant message to Russia in his inaugural speech on Saturday.
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