KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainians took to the polls Sunday and voted for
their next president.
After a bloody 2014 revolution to depose a pro-Russian president,
and after nearly five years of war against Russian forces in the country’s
east, many voters viewed the election as a landmark exercise of their
hard-earned democratic freedoms, and another step toward ditching Moscow’s
influence.
“These are the first elections in the history of Ukraine when we
are choosing the future of our country with our own hands,” said Andrey Kobzar,
a 41-year-old former staff sergeant in the Ukrainian army and a war veteran.
“I am glad that my country is moving in the right direction—toward
NATO, …read more
Source: The Daily Signal
