Petro Poroshenko



Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko (born 26 September 1965) is the fifth and current President of Ukraine, in office since 2014. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2011, and as the Minister of Trade and Economic Development in 2013. From 2008 until 2013, Poroshenko headed the Council of Ukraine's National Bank.

Ukraine's "chocolate king" Petro Poroshenko was a major supporter of the anti-government protestors in Ukraine. Despite taking a revenue hit, when his products were effectively banned from Russia, Poroshenko continues to focus on external markets, particularly in the EU, where he opened his first shop in Budapest. He got his start selling cocoa beans, then purchased several confectionery plants, uniting them in Roshen in 1995.
 

Three companies of the GAZ Group are sanctioned by Ukraine

Business●19.05.2017

In 2016, the products of one of its plants, PAZ, became the leader of the Ukrainian market.

Ukraine closed its borders to Russia's Agrocomplex

Business●16.05.2017

Petro Poroshenko included the Tkachev family's holding in the sanctions list.

The Russian Central Bank smoothes the effects of the Ukrainian sanctions

Business●24.03.2017

Transactions on sale of subsidiaries of the Russian state-owned banks in Ukraine have failed.

The Russian banks in Ukraine are deprived of the capital

Business●17.03.2017

Russian banks at risk of losing business in Ukraine.

The Russian government asked Usmanov and Mordashov to help Donbass

Business●16.03.2017

The government recommended metallurgical holdings to consider iron ore supplies to companies in the Donetsk and Lugansk Republics, as RBC found out. The plants there were left without raw materials after the introduction of Ukrainian blockade of railway communication with the self-proclaimed republics.

How the Donbass blockade hit the empire of Rinat Akhmetov

Business●16.03.2017

As long as the DNR and LNR do not give up the control over the Ukrainian enterprises, Kiev will maintain the blockade of Donbass. The main victim became Rinat Akhmetov, who lost not only assets, but also leverage over Kyiv and Moscow.

Ex-deputy of Ukrainian Parliament accused Poroshenko of trying to take away Akhmetov's business

Governance●31.01.2017

In his interview, former Ukrainian deputy Alexander Onishchenko, which is currently hiding abroad, accused the country's president Petro Poroshenko in an attempt to take away an oil and gas company from billionaire Rinat Akhmetov.

Panama Papers have data on offshore companies of 2229 Russians

Business●10.05.2016

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has published a database on the basis of the Panama Papers, according to which Russia is one of the leading countries in the number of registered offshore companies.

Donbass money: the currency stolen in Ukraine came to Moscow

Crime●28.04.2016

The local gangsters trying to trade the dollars, euro and hryvnia, stolen from ATMs in Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, in the Russian banks.

Poroshenko permitted to impose sanctions against Russia

Governance●04.01.2016

Ministry of Economy of Ukraine published the provisional list of banned Russian goods.

Ukraine is still ruled by money

Society●28.08.2015

By agreeing to give immunity to the "gas lobby", Poroshenko has sown the seeds of future counter-revolution.

Poroshenko's factory won a suit against the Russian tax authorities

Business●23.07.2015

The Arbitration Court of Lipetsk Oblast took the side of Roshen confectionery factory, owned by Pyotr Poroshenko, in a dispute with the Federal Tax Service of Russia. The court invalidated the additional accrual of taxes for 35 million rubles.

Oligarchic war: Igor Kolomoisky quarreled with Petro Poroshenko

Governance●24.03.2015

The conflict over control of the two major oil companies in Ukraine between Kiev and Igor Kolomoisky has provoked a political crisis.

Why negotiations on a peaceful settlement in the Donbas stalled

Society●10.02.2015

The world wonders what Russia and its president want to achieve from neighboring Ukraine. Vedomosti collected the options that are discussed in Vladimir Putin's entourage.

Poroshenko hid his Russian business in offshore companies

Business●27.01.2015

Structures close to the President of Ukraine, sell Chinese cars in Russia, have starch business in Lipetsk and supply batteries for cares assembled at AvtoVAZ. 

"Everyone asked for money, and he asked for liberty": the life and deeds of Kakha Bendukidze

Business●17.11.2014

On November 13, Kakha Bendukidze died in London,, he was 58 years old. In Russia, Bendukidze was known as a businessman; in Georgia, as a statesman.

What "the patched-up peace" will bring for Russia and Ukraine

Society●09.09.2014

Negotiations between Surkov and Poroshenko, the "party of war" in Putin's entourage and the fate of the "people's republics".

Astronomical stupidity

Society●31.07.2014

Roscosmos management made a mistake worth 33 billion rubles.

Sweet life of Petro Poroshenko

Governance●06.06.2014

Ukrainian President will organize a grand sale.