Petro Poroshenko promises EU and NATO to Ukrainians Two weeks before the presidential election, current Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, who is seeking another term, holds a rally in front of several thousands of supporters in Kiev. He once again assured that Ukraine was on its way to joining NATO and the European Union, and promised that Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, would someday return to Ukraine. A pro-Western fervent, criticized for his insufficient efforts in the fight against corruption, Poroshenko is preceded in the polls by actor Volodymyr Zelensky. IMAGES of the rally AND SOUNDBITES of Ukranin President Petro Poroshenko