Poroshenko: The Chocolate King Poised to Lead Ukraine
He has chocolate factories galore, is a self-made billionaire and has been both cabinet minister and occasional revolutionary.
He has chocolate factories galore, is a self-made billionaire and has been both cabinet minister and occasional revolutionary. Now Ukrainian oligarch Petro Poroshenko is favourite to become president in a make-or-break election on Sunday, pledging to…
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