Ukraine's New President: Can a Candy King Lead a Post-Revolutionary Nation?

KIEV, Ukraine — "Acting from behind the scenes he directed his money to the heart of the protests: to its peaceful, and then to its bloodiest moments. How did a man with hidden Jewish roots hope to make a deal with the extreme right? It was only when billionaire Poroshenko made a very special announcement it all became clear: He wants to become President!"

Russian propaganda is well-known for its creative attitude to truth, and the above intro to a new documentary, “Chocolate Bunny,” on Russia’s NTV is a classic of the genre. It associates Ukraine’s President-elect Petro Poroshenko with every imaginable slur in the book of Russian Black PR: He’s both Jewish and working with neo-Nazis; an oligarch and in cahoots with a Western conspiracy Read more...