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President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that he will oppose all forces and persons who will try to organize public unrest and stir up anarchist moods in the state.

“I warn those who go beyond these principles, the law and common sense, that I will oppose all those who will try to incite disorder and anarchy in Ukraine to please Russia. I will oppose both by conviction and the force of law enforcement agencies,” Poroshenko said on March 17 morning, speaking on the occasion of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917-1921 in the National Museum of History of Ukraine.