07:59
7.6.2014
And, in case you were wondering what Ukraine's new first lady, Maryna Poroshenko, is wearing today:
07:57
7.6.2014
Here's another update from our news desk on Poroshenko's inauguration in Kyiv:
Ukraine's new President Petro Poroshenko Ukraine has taken the oath of office in a swearing-in ceremony in the country's parliament in Kyiv.
Immediately afterward he told the audience that what Ukraine needs is peace, security, and unity.
He said he would soon visit east Ukraine and would discuss decentralization of power and local demands for guarantees for the status of the Russian language.
He also said he is willing to call local elections in Donbas.
Poroshenko called on insurgents to lay down their arms, offered amnesty for those without blood on their hands, and said he would guarantee a corridor for mercenaries to leave the country.
And he condemned Russia's annexation of Crimea, which he said was, is, and will be Ukrainian soil.
Among those attending the June 7 ceremony were U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Belarus President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, and the Russian charge d'affaires in Kyiv.
Immediately afterward he told the audience that what Ukraine needs is peace, security, and unity.
He said he would soon visit east Ukraine and would discuss decentralization of power and local demands for guarantees for the status of the Russian language.
He also said he is willing to call local elections in Donbas.
Poroshenko called on insurgents to lay down their arms, offered amnesty for those without blood on their hands, and said he would guarantee a corridor for mercenaries to leave the country.
And he condemned Russia's annexation of Crimea, which he said was, is, and will be Ukrainian soil.
Among those attending the June 7 ceremony were U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Belarus President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, and the Russian charge d'affaires in Kyiv.
07:51
7.6.2014
New Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko reaffirms Ukraine's European-integration policy. He says he is ready to sign the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) with the EU, that Kyiv will seek full membership in the EU, and that no one can "veto" Ukraine's European choice.
07:48
7.6.2014
Ukrainian journalist Tetiana Pechonchyk reports from Kyiv that Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka stood and applauded when new Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said "Crimea was and will be Ukrainian."
07:45
7.6.2014
New Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tells the nation that "Crimea was and will be Ukrainian." In his inauguration address, Poroshenko also presented his peace plan for eastern Ukraine. It includes amnesty for separatists, safe conduct for Russian mercenaries to leave the country, greater autonomy and early local elections.
07:41
7.6.2014
For something a little lighter, here is Jimmy Kimmel's take on the leaked video of U.S. President Barack Obama working out at a hotel gym during his recent trip to Warsaw:
07:37
7.6.2014
Russian photojournalist Maria Turchenkova has a moving report from the border between Ukraine and Russia's Rostov Oblast on the secret shipment of coffins of Russian citizens killed in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic back to Russia. The report is in Russian, but is illustrated with her photographs of the 31 coffins sent in one shipment and the accompanying documents.
The victims were apparently killed during the recent fighting at the Donetsk airport.
The victims were apparently killed during the recent fighting at the Donetsk airport.
07:26
7.6.2014
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7.6.2014
07:21
7.6.2014
Ukraine's new President Petro Poroshenko has taken the oath of office in a swearing-in ceremony in the Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv.