Ukraine gets a new president – but from a relaxation is the country still far away. Separatists conquered in the east of the airport of Donetsk. Ironically there wants to travel as First election winner Poroshenko.

In Kiev Petro Poroshenko still celebrated a clear victory in the presidential election on Sunday – because almost 700 km showed further east again, come the challenges in the cleaved Ukraine on him. After the nightly occupation by pro-Russian separatists was closed on Monday, the airport of Donetsk.

Dozens of armed men came at night to the airport and would have demanded its surrender , airport spokesman Dmitro Kosinow told the news agency AFP. The operation was then set for safety reasons , the separatists had taken control . An AFP correspondent reported of trucks with armed fighters who drove onto the grounds .

Poroshenko had announced to make his first trip to the crisis-ridden eastern Ukraine to hold talks in millions Donetsk . In the regions of Luhansk and Donetsk proukrainische units fighting with a government “anti- terrorist operation ” against militant pro-Russian separatists. Here, so far more than a hundred people died.

To the east of the country , the presidential election was due to intimidation and boycotts pro-Russian separatists in many places have been impossible. In the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk they demand secession from Ukraine.

Ukraine Crisis:Voter turnout in the east extremely moderate

In the presidential election billionaire Poroshenko had won first count was found that in the first round. He came therefore to 54.09 percent of the vote, as the Central Election Commission on Monday in Kiev after evaluation of 40 percent of the ballots announced. Exregierungschefin Yulia Tymoshenko landed far behind with 13.13 percent of the vote. Therefore, there is no runoff.

The Russian government has signaled its willingness to hold talks with the leaders in Kiev. Moscow was ready for dialogue with the new Ukrainian leadership, said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. However, he warned the leadership in Kiev before continuing the use of security forces against pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.

Previously, the former Economic and Foreign Minister Poroshenko had explained on the basis of forecasts the winner. According to forecasts, also won Poroschenkos retainer who Exboxprofi Vitali Klitschko, in the mayoral election in Kiev.
Klitschko had lost two previous elections in the capital. It is his biggest political success. The athletes had withdrawn in favor of Poroshenko his candidacy in the presidential election.

After the first official statistical data, voter turnout in Ukraine on Sunday at 60.27 percent. In the pro-European west of the country it was well over 70 percent, in the Russian-speaking east at less than 50 percent.

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