![Poroshenko sworn in, but can he steer Ukraine away from abyss? Poroshenko sworn in, but can he steer Ukraine away from abyss?](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/poro-310x168.jpg)
Billionaire Petro Poroshenko has been sworn in as Ukraine’s new president at a ceremony in Kiev. He won the emergency election in the first round on a promise of change as the country faces a massive political and economic crisis. Poroshenko gave his presidential oath on Saturday at an event attended by delegations from 56 countries.