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MOSCOW – Ukraine’s biggest candymaker looks set to lay off hundreds of workers after being hit by a Russian embargo on its products, a leading Ukrainian daily newspaper reported Tuesday. 

Roshen founder Petro Poroshenko, dubbed Ukraine's 'chocolate king' by Forbes magazine, denied the rumors last week, saying no job layoffs were planned as a consequence of the embargo.

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