The Ukrainian comedian tipped to become president and his incumbent rival travelled to Paris and Berlin yesterday to seek international backing, nine days before the run-off in a high-stakes vote.French President Emmanuel Macron first hosted comic Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a political novice, for talks in Paris before meeting later with current President Petro Poroshenko.Polls show Zelenskiy, whose only political experience to date involves playing president on TV, easily defeating Poroshenko for the leadership of a country seen as a buffer between Europe and Russia.Poroshenko, who is anxious to make up ground lost to Zelenskiy by showing off his experience, travelled earlier …read more
Source: Gulf times
