Ukraine’s leader yesterday held a one-man debate next to an empty lectern, roused thousands of supporters at a stadium and even sang, as a comedian tipped to become the next president skipped the event before a high-stakes run-off vote.A week before the second round of voting, President Petro Poroshenko failed to lure his rival Volodymyr Zelensky for a policy debate and chose to walk it alone at Kyiv’s Olympic Stadium as several thousand supporters flooded a nearby square.Inside, two podiums were set up at the stadium’s make-shift press centre and a moderator set down rules in front of journalists.Outside the …read more
Source: Gulf times
