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Ukraine elected Petro O. Poroshenko, a pro-European billionaire, as its next president this weekend. 

On The Daily Circuit, we look at what the move will mean for the divided country, and how this election will play into Ukraine's relationship with Russia and the European Union.

Ukrainians back Poroshenko to find way out of crisis


A veteran survivor of Ukraine's feuding political class who threw his weight and money behind the revolt that brought down his Moscow-backed predecessor three months ago, the burly 48-year-old won 55 percent in exit polls on a first-round ballot marred by the reality that millions were unable to vote in the troubled eastern regions. (Reuters)

Today's Ukraine election means there will be no war with Russia


The main message of today's presidential election in Ukraine is that war with Russia is off the table--at least for now. Russia and Ukrainian separatists tried hard to prevent the vote--and succeeded in swaths of eastern Ukraine--but now that the election has gone ahead, they will turn to other tactics to press their views. (Quartz)


When a large government building here housing a group of pro-Russian activists caught fire earlier this month, Yakov Otash rushed to help. Otash, 26, is a fervent Ukrainian patriot. But he says politics didn't matter as a battle between local supporters and opponents of the country's Maidan revolution turned deadly on May 2. (The Daily Beast)

Ukraine elected Petro O. Poroshenko, a pro-European billionaire, as its next president this weekend.

What Ukraine's election means for region's unrest

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