Russia's Ambassador to Ukraine, Mikhail Zurabov, will attend the inauguration of Petro Poroshenko as Ukrainian president, a news report said.
"It was decided that Russian Ambassador Mikhail Zurabov will take part in the official ceremony of Ukraine's presidential inauguration, which is due to be held on June 7," Russian deputy foreign minister Grigory Karasin was quoted as saying by news agency Itar-Tass.
It was unclear whether any other Russian officials would attend Saturday's ceremony.
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