KIEV, Nov. 17 – A contract to sell Roshen confectionery corporation, the base of the Ukrainian president's fortune, may be signed soon, President Petro Poroshenko announced.

"We're in talks on the sale [of Roshen] with a large investment bank. I'm sure we'll be able to sign contracts in the near future," Poroshenko said in an interview with Germany's Bild published on Monday.