Editor’s Note: The following is the traditional annual New Year’s message delivered by the Ukrainian president. This is President Petro Poroshenko’s fourth such address since taking office on June 7, 2014, after the EuroMaidan Revolution overthrew his predecessor, Viktor Yanukovych, who is living in exile in Russia.
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Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko speaks during his New Year message to Ukrainians on Dec. 31.