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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...
Ukraine TV Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky wins election’s first round
…read more Source: The Indian...
Comedian likely to top first round as Ukraine chooses president
A comedian whose political experience is limited to playing the president on TV vowed to tackle Ukraine’s corruption, as he voted Sunday in the first stage of a presidential election he is tipped to win.Actor Volodymyr Zelensky’s bid began as a long shot but he has leapfrogged establishment politicians amid public anger over graft and...
Russia ordered a killing that made no sense. Then the assassin started talking.
57 min 6 sec agoRIVNE, Ukraine — The target lived on the sixth floor of a cheerless, salmon-coloured …read more Source:...
Ukraine police seize $81 million of heroin, say ‘never seen so much’
April 01, 2019 8:29 AMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine police seized heroin worth about US$60 million (S$81 million) – over half a tonne of the powder – in raids in the country’s centre and west, officials said Sunday, describing it as the biggest haul they had ever seen. …read more Source: The Straits...
Comedian heads to run-off against incumbent for Ukraine presidency
Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky topped the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election Sunday, exit polls showed, setting him up for a run-off with the incumbent after … …read more Source: The Japan...
Comedian takes lead in Ukraine presidential vote
A comedian with a popular anti-corruption message but no political experience took the lead in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday, exit polls showed. Volodymyr… …read more Source: Japan...
Comedian is front runner as curtain rises on Ukraine presidential polls
April 01, 2019 5:00 AMKIEV • Ukrainians yesterday voted in a presidential election in which a comedian with no political experience and who plays a fictional president in a popular TV series is tipped to win the first round. …read more Source: The Straits...
Comedian takes early lead in Ukraine presidential vote
April 01, 2019 3:57 AMKIEV (REUTERS) – A comedian with a popular anti-corruption message but no political experience took the lead in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday (March 31), early exit polls showed. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko says election was free, met global standards
42 min 39 sec agoMOSCOW – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said the first round of Sunday …read more Source:...
