The president-elect may be a political novice: but his meteoric rise against the establishment will inspire Russian activistsOn the night of Ukraine’s presidential election last weekend, Vladimir Putin did not pick up his phone to congratulate the winner. Nor has he since. Putin is in waiting mode. Perhaps that’s because what Ukraine has achieved – a free and fair, genuinely pluralistic election, and the prospect of a democratic transfer of power – is something the Russian president has trouble getting to grips with in his own country. Related: Zelenskiy’s victory in Ukraine was extraordinary. But now he faces a real …read more
Source: The Guardian
