Section: The Washington Post (USA)
Hoping for peace, Ukraine’s voters appear likely to elect a comedian as president
Polls predict Volodymyr Zelensky will beat incumbent Petro Poroshenko in Sunday’s runoff. …read more Source: The Washington...
‘Everything is bad’: Ukraine on edge in election with untested comedian as front-runner
Volodymyr Zelensky, who plays a president on TV, leads in polls. The key question Sunday is whether incumbent Petro Poroshenko can take second for a runoff. …read more Source: The Washington...
In Ukraine’s bizarre presidential race, one long-shot candidate is looking for a spouse
This is what happens when a campaign becomes a reality show. …read more Source: The Washington...
‘Parallel universe’: The front-runner seeking to be Ukraine’s president plays one on TV
Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky calls his party Servant of the People. That’s also the name of his show. …read more Source: The Washington...
How a wayward cat upstaged Putin and became a Russian celebrity
A bridge to Russian-annexed Crimea was the president’s snub to the West. But a cat stole the show and is now is a Kremlin-backed superstar. …read more Source: The Washington...
These Ukrainians have a pension awaiting. But they literally must cross a mine field to get it.
For elderly Ukrainians in pro-Moscow breakaway enclaves, their pension money and paperwork are on the other side of the front lines. …read more Source: The Washington...
Yet again, a fistfight breaks out in Ukraine’s parliament
There have been multiple fights between Ukrainian lawmakers since 2014. …read more Source: The Washington...
Kremlin touts Trump-Putin meeting — before Trump cancels it
Trump tweeted en route to a G-20 summit in Argentina that he would not meet the Russian leader one-on-one because of the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Washington...
Amid crisis with Russia, Ukraine’s president also faces political fight at home
Petro Poroshenko, deeply unpopular, is again at the forefront of a showdown with Moscow. …read more Source: The Washington...
Russia shrugs off Western pressure over Black Sea incident with Ukraine
As Ukraine prepares for martial law, Russian officials move ahead with court proceedings against detained sailors. …read more Source: The Washington...
