Section: US & Canada
Potential victory by Ukraine’s ‘Donald Trump’ prompts uncertainty
Volodymyr Zelensky has run a substance-free campaign, using the internet and comedy to win over disaffected Ukrainians in his bid for the presidency. But with victory in Sunday’s run-off election appearing imminent, many worry about the implications for Ukraine’s security. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Quiet Ahead of Presidential Election
A comedian who plays the role of Ukraine’s president on television is set to take on the job for real, pushing out the man who currently holds the office, according to public opinion surveys ahead of Sunday’s election. Saturday was a so-called “day of quiet,” on which electioneering is forbidden, a respite from a campaign...
Ukraine Quiet Ahead of Presidential Election
Ahead of Sunday’s hotly contested presidential election, Ukraine is observing a so-called “day of silence” in which campaigning is forbidden. …read more Source: U.S....
What If Everything Mueller Told Us Had Been New?
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report gave a damning overall portrait of the president, and yet that portrait surprised no one. Because the public has been treated to so much evidence of Donald Trump’s dishonesty and hectic leadership, the shock has worn off. Finding out suddenly that one’s president is crooked is jarring;...
Ukraine quite ahead of presidential election
Ahead of Sunday’s hotly contested presidential election, Ukraine is observing a so-called “day of silence” in which campaigning is forbidden. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine quite ahead of presidential election
Ahead of Sunday’s hotly contested presidential election, Ukraine is observing a so-called “day of silence” in which campaigning is forbidden. The campaign hit a dramatic high on Friday night when … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine quite ahead of presidential election
Ahead of Sunday’s hotly contested presidential election, Ukraine is observing a so-called “day of silence” in which campaigning is forbidden. The campaign hit a dramatic high on Friday night when … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Comedian Dismissed by Ukraine’s Leader Is Favored to Get Last Laugh in Presidential Vote
Volodomyr Zelensky is blessed with the talents that seem to count in politics now: a flair for grabbing attention with little concern for the details. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine quite ahead of presidential election
Ahead of Sunday’s hotly contested presidential election, Ukraine is observing a so-called “day of silence” in which campaigning is forbidden …read more Source: ABC...
Potential victory by Ukraine’s ‘Donald Trump’ prompts uncertainty
The very real prospect of a comedian being elected Ukraine’s next president on Sunday is nothing to laugh at for many Ukrainians who dream of seeing lost territories restored and their country unified again. They fear political neophyte Volodymyr Zelensky — who’s only political experience is playing Ukraine’s president in a TV...
