Petro Poroshenko

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Illegal border crossing case against Saakashvili set for September 18

A court in Ukraine will hear a criminal case over illegal border against ex-Odessa governor Mikheil Saakashvili on September 18.

14:32 12.09.2017

Ukraine imposes sanctions against five Russian banks

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko affirmed a decision of the National Security and Defense and imposed sanctions on five Russian banks.

15:59 16.03.2017

Nadezhda Savchenko to suspend hunger strike – Ukrainian President Poroshenko

Nadezhda Savchenko sentenced to 22 years in prison for involvement in the murder of Russian journalists and illegal border crossing has agreed to suspend her hunger strike after private conversation with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

17:45 19.04.2016

Ukrainian President Poroshenko pardons Russian citizen sentenced to 14 years

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree pardoning Russian national Vladimir Starkov who was sentenced to 14 years in prison for “participation in aggressive war against Ukraine”.

13:13 01.12.2015

Moscow court upholds seizure of Poroshenko’s Lipetsk assets

The Moscow City Court has upheld the seizure of the Lipetsk factory of the Roshen confectionery owned by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

17:55 06.07.2015

Poroshenko signs bill to terminate military cooperation agreement with Russia

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed into law a bill that terminates an agreement between Ukraine and Russia on military cooperation.

17:56 08.06.2015

Self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic brings charges against Kiev

The Prosecutor General’s Office of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic brought charges against Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council Alexander Turchinov accusing them of waging a war.

10:32 18.02.2015

High-profile case against Poroshenko’s chocolate company dismissed

Investigators have closed a high-profile criminal case initiated against the Roshen confectionery owned by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Violetta Volkova, attorney for of one of the defendants told RAPSI on Tuesday.

12:51 30.12.2014

European rights body finds shortcomings in Ukrainian 'lustration' law

The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s advisory body on constitutional matters, announced on Friday that it had found serious shortcomings in Ukraine’s law on government cleansing, the so-called lustration law.

16:12 12.12.2014

Poroshenko signs bill on anti-corruption bureau into law

President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine has signed a number of anti-corruption laws, including one for an anti-corruption bureau designed to root out high-ranking extortionists, says a statement posted on the president’s website on Thursday.

10:26 23.10.2014

Ukrainian President signs lustration bill into law

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed the so-called lustration law, under which about one million Ukrainian officials would be screened, the president’s press office announced Thursday.

17:33 09.10.2014

Ukrainian President signs law on free economic area in Crimea

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law establishing a free economic area in Crimea that joined Russia as a result of a referendum, RIA Novosti reports.

17:28 25.09.2014

Ukrainian lustration bill to go to president for approval

The so-called lustration bill, under which about one million officials would be screened, is ready to go to President Petro Poroshenko for approval.

14:10 25.09.2014

Ukrainian President signs order banning military exports to Russia

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed an executive order banning military exports and the delivery of certain dual-purpose equipment, which are those having both commercial and military applications, to Russia.

13:37 28.08.2014

Ukrainian President signs order dissolving parliament

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed an executive order on Wednesday dissolving the parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, and setting early elections for October 26.

15:42 27.08.2014

Poroshenko signs 'justice enforcement bill' for southeastern Ukraine

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a 'justice enforcement bill' into law which allows cases pending in courts in separatist southeastern regions to be transferred to other Ukrainian regions.

16:41 18.08.2014

Poroshenko signs partial mobilization bill

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has signed a bill on partial mobilization, his official website announced.

14:13 23.07.2014

Poroshenko approves punishment for separatism financing

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law adding punishment for separatism financing to the country’s Criminal Code, the UNIAN news agency announced, citing the president’s press service.

10:18 09.07.2014

Ukrainian lawmakers reject presidential amendments to constitution

Two parliamentary majority parties, Batkivshchyna and Svoboda (Freedom), have rejected the amendments to the constitution proposed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the parties’ representatives said on Tuesday.

14:39 03.07.2014

Lawmakers request Poroshenko to submit Association Agreement to parliament

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on European Integration has requested that Ukrainian President Poroshenko send the Association Agreement with the EU for ratification to Parliament, committee chairman Hryhorii Nemyria (Batkivshchyna) said on Wednesday.

13:35 02.07.2014