Ukrainian billionaire Petro Poroshenko said Monday he would not let east Ukraine turn 'into Somalia'.
Poroshenko also said Monday he would keep the current government and its prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk after claiming victory in the country's presidential election.
"There are no plans to change the government leadership," Poroshenko said, adding that he was also likely to pay his first foreign visit to Poland on June 4 for a commemoration of the country's 25th independence anniversary.
In a separate development Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that his country 'ready for dialogue' with new Ukraine leadership. And also in this regard EU countries such as Germany hope that Russia will respect Ukraine vote result.
AFP