KIEV — Like most good actors, Volodymyr Zelenskiy relishes a challenging role.
He sought Ukraine’s presidency despite a complete lack of political experience. Then, after a stunning landslide win, he called early parliamentary elections, leading his new political movement to an absolute majority last weekend with the largest seat count of any party in Ukraine’s post-Soviet history.
Now, with the levers of power firmly in his grasp, the Ukrainian actor-turned-president faces a challenge many here consider a mission impossible: reforming the country’s chronically corrupt domestic spy service.
Known by its acronym SBU (Sluzhba bezpeky Ukrayiny), Ukraine’s secret service is the successor organization to …read more
Source: European Voice
