In Ukraine, politics really is a pissing contest.
President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday agreed to take a drug test before a debate in the Olympic Stadium in Kiev with his rival for the top job, comedian Vladimir Zelenskiy, Radio Free Europe reported.
Zelenskiy, who plays the president in a television show called “Servant of the People,” a popular satire about a teacher who wins the country’s highest office, thrashed Poroshenko in the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, setting the stage for a decisive runoff between the two in less than three weeks.
The incumbent had challenged the TV star to …read more
Source: European Voice
