Ukraine’s President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy has already been inaugurated as the President of Ukraine.

At the ceremony, Zelenskiy was given golden symbols of office, including a scepter, which he held aloft in a victory salute.

A choir in folk costume sang patriotic hymns to welcome him.

"Our first task is to achieve a ceasefire in Donbas," he said in his inaugural address, referring to the eastern region. "I'm convinced that for this dialogue to start, we must see the return of all Ukrainian prisoners", Zelenskiy said.

After the inauguration ceremony, Volodymyr Zelenskiy dissolved the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine.

Representatives of more than 50 countries, including Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, Hungary, attended the ceremony.