Poroshenko passes drugs and alcohol probe at NSC Olimpiyskyi. VIDEO

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko arrived in the medical lab of the NSC Olimpiyskyi arena.

The head of the state passed the probe for drugs and alcohol, just like his opponent Volodymyr Zelenskyi. The latter passed the test at a different lab after 8 a.m., whilst Poroshenko arrived at NSC Olimpiyskyi after 9 a.m.

The incumbent head of the state passed the probe, left the lab room and then spoke to the journalists.

Poroshenko’s team responded that they are ready to be tested on April 5 at the lab of Olympic Stadium. In his turn, Zelenskyi’s team stated that its candidate will be tested in another place as Olympic Stadium lab can be engaged and urged to appoint any other lab.

As earlier reported, according to the official voting results, Volodymyr Zelenskyi got 30.24% of the vote, Petro Poroshenko – 15.95%. On April 3, Zelenskyi invited Poroshenko to a debate before the second round of presidential elections. Zelenskyi stressed that the debate should take place at the Olimpiyskiyi stadium in Kyiv, in the presence of all interested journalists and television channels.

Poroshenko, in his video address, reminded that according to the rules of the debate stipulated in the law on presidential elections, it can be held on public television and broadcast on all television channels. "But if it's the stadium, let it be the stadium. I'm waiting for you, Volodymyr Oleksandrovych," Poroshenko said.