Poroshenko Elected Ukraine President; Putin Dodges Promise To 'Respect' Results

Ukraine’s 35.5 million voters gave Petro Poroshenko, the so-called Chocolate King, a rousing 56 percent of the votes from 21 candidates on the ballot. He will be Ukraine’s fifth president. These figures are based on two separate national exit polls as reported by the Kyiv Post’s “High voter turnout propels Poroshenko to presidency.” Two days before the election, Vladimir Putin publicly backtracked on his pledge to honor the results of the election. In the days and weeks that follow, it will become evident that he never meant to recognize the results of the Ukraine presidential election. Let’s see how the world reacts.