The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that saw oligarch Dmytro Firtash before the presidential election, but for any agreement between them was not.
"I never denied short and meaningless meeting with Dmitry Firtash, but I denied and denied confidential consensus with Firtash," - said Poroshenko.



He stated that he never hid the fact of such a meeting, and explained that he came to Vienna at the suggestion of his political partner Vitali Klitschko, reports RIA " Novosti ". First of Poroshenko assured that does not depend on the oligarchs and not waging a battle with some of them. On interrogation in court of Vienna, the Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash told about its role in the nomination of Petro Poroshenko in the presidential elections. He said that the conclusion of the nomination Poroshenko for President in the spring of 2014 was made at his meeting with the future head of the country and the leader of the "Udar" Vitali Klitschko. The businessman also said that in 2009, when the U.S. supported Tymoshenko in the presidential elections, He made a bid for Yanukovych." I have had several secret meetings with Yulia Tymoshenko, and she would say: step away from Yanukovych and support me, we'll take care of everything, otherwise the U.S. will not leave you alone, " He said. Remember, Ukraine is fighting the oligarchs, which involves, for example, Rinat Akhmetov, Dmitry Firtash, Igor Kolomoisky and the country's leader Petro Poroshenko. Firtash attack using controlled by other oligarchs, media, law-enforcement bodies of the country controlled by political opponents Firtash, handle criminal cases of fraud in companies.

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