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Confectionary magnate Petro Poroshenko claimed vicory in Ukraine's presidential electionson Sunday after exit polls gave him 55 percent of the vote. But key questionsremain. In a nutshell, here are the 64,000 hryvnia questions which Poroshenko needs to answer: 1. Can the new president work with Russia? Russian President Vladimir Putin has been questioning the legitimacy of the presidential elections but Poroshenko and Putin will need to find some accord for the crisis between Russia and Ukraine to abate.

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