ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />A Ukrainian honor guard welcomed the country's new president, Petro Poroshenko, on Saturday (May 7), performing and marching near Kiev's St Sophia's Cathedral.<br/> <br />The 48-year-old billionaire took the oath of office before parliament, buoyed by Western support but facing an immediate crisis in relations with Russia as a separatist uprising seethes in the east of his country.<br/> <br />In his inaugural speech, Poroshenko said his country would never give up Crimea and would not compromise on its course towards closer ties with Europe, spelling out a combative and defiant message to Russia.
