He said this in the program “Freedom of Speech” on the TV channel ICTV.
"My opponent ... I am not ashamed of that and I say this in plain language, only because the rest are afraid to do it ... my opponent is Putin," RIA Novosti quotes him.
He made this statement, commenting on the ratings of candidates for the presidency of Ukraine.
Earlier, Poroshenko accused Russia of trying to “disrupt” the elections in Ukraine.