Section: FOX News (USA)
Comedian and actor elected as new president of Ukraine, polls show
Ukrainians cast ballots Sunday in a presidential runoff which had the incumbent struggling to fend off a strong challenge by a comedian who denounces corruption and plays the role of president in a TV sitcom. …read more Source: FOX...
The Latest: Corruption, dire economy key issues in Ukraine
The Latest on Ukraine’s presidential runoff: (all times local): 10:10 a.m. …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. …read more Source: FOX...
Rivals in Ukraine’s presidential runoff debate at stadium
A comedian who is the front-runner in Ukraine’s presidential race and the incumbent fighting to retain his job traded accusations in a debate at a sports stadium Friday, just two days before the election. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine candidates: Experience vs image
Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday will pit image against experience, with polls suggesting TV comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy heading for an overwhelming victory against President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine’s presidential candidate pushes for new parliament
The odds-on favorite in Ukraine’s presidential election runoff says he would like to call an early parliamentary election if he wins Sunday’s vote. …read more Source: FOX...
Comedian could unseat Ukraine’s Poroshenko in this Sunday’s presidential runoff
A comedian who plays a president on a popular television show who has no political background may unseat Ukraine’s deeply unpopular and pro-western president, Petro Poroshenko this Sunday. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukrainian arrests 7 Russians for plotting attacks
The Ukrainian Security Service says that it has arrested seven Russian nationals who are believed to have been plotting attacks in Ukraine, but one of the suspects says he is safe in Russia. …read more Source: FOX...
UK police say man held in hospital after embassy car-ramming
British police say a man suspected of purposefully driving into parked cars in front of the Ukrainian Embassy in London has been hospitalized for mental health treatment. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine president holds 1-man ‘debate’ before runoff vote
With one week remaining until Ukraine’s presidential election runoff, President Petro Poroshenko has come to the country’s largest sports stadium for a proposed debate where his opponent didn’t show up. …read more Source: FOX...
