Published on May 20, 2019
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Comic actor Volodymyr Zelensky took the oath of office as Ukraine's new president during a ceremony held in Kiev's Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) on Monday.
As the first step of his presidency, Zelenskiy dissolved the parliament and called a snap election.
Zelenskiy said his first task will be "the ceasefire in the Donbass. History is not just. It was not us who started this war, but we will finish it."
Switching from Ukrainian to Russian, he then called for dialogue with Moscow: "I'm convinced that for this dialogue to start, we must see the return of all Ukrainian prisoners."
"Our next challenge is the return of the territories we lost. But I think it is not correct to say it. It is impossible to lose what is ours according to our right. Both Crimea and Donbass are Ukrainian land, but what we lost are not only territories, but also the most important thing - people," the new Ukrainian leader concluded.
In April's election, the actor-turned-politician Zelenskiy received 73.2 percent of the vote, defeating incumbent Petro Poroshenko, who had been in power since 2014.
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Comic actor Volodymyr Zelensky took the oath of office as Ukraine's new president during a ceremony held in Kiev's Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) on Monday.
As the first step of his presidency, Zelenskiy dissolved the parliament and called a snap election.
Zelenskiy said his first task will be "the ceasefire in the Donbass. History is not just. It was not us who started this war, but we will finish it."
Switching from Ukrainian to Russian, he then called for dialogue with Moscow: "I'm convinced that for this dialogue to start, we must see the return of all Ukrainian prisoners."
"Our next challenge is the return of the territories we lost. But I think it is not correct to say it. It is impossible to lose what is ours according to our right. Both Crimea and Donbass are Ukrainian land, but what we lost are not only territories, but also the most important thing - people," the new Ukrainian leader concluded.
In April's election, the actor-turned-politician Zelenskiy received 73.2 percent of the vote, defeating incumbent Petro Poroshenko, who had been in power since 2014.
Video ID: 20190520-008
Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv
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