Section: The Times of India (India)
Last laugh: Ukraine comedian who became president
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Ukraine’s coalition collapses in blow to president-elect Zelenskiy
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Ukraine’s new president set to be sworn in next week
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Ukraine’s president-elect offers passports to Russians
President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed an offer by Vladimir Putin to provide passports to Ukrainians, and pledged instead to grant citizenship to Russians who “suffer” under the Kremlin’s rule. Kiev has been fighting Moscow-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine since 2014 in a war that has killed 13,000. …read more...
Ukraine enters uncharted new era after comedian wins presidency
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From comic to commander-in-chief: Challenges for new Ukraine leader
As leader of a country dependent on international aid and battling separatists, President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky will have to deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, deep economic problems and possibly rebellious elites. …read more Source: The Times of...
Comic poised to take over presidency in Ukraine vote
Ukrainians went to polls on Sunday in the second round of an extraordinary election with a comedian who plays a president on TV expected to win in a stunning rebuke to the political establishment. …read more Source: The Times of...
Fed up with status quo, Ukrainians may elect comedian in presidential run-off
Ukrainians vote on Sunday in the second round of an election that could thrust a comedian with no prior political experience into the presidency of a country at war and wanting transformational change. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine comedian leads presidential election, runoff likely
The strong showing of Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Sunday’s voting appeared to reflect Ukrainians’ desire for new blood in a political system awash in corruption and a new approach to trying to end the war with Russia-backed separatists in the country’s east. …read more Source: The Times of...
Polls open in Ukrainian presidential election
Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is likely to top the vote, according to surveys, with incumbent Petro Poroshenko and ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko vying to face him in a run-off next month. …read more Source: The Times of...
