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Ukraine's comedian president

FT World Weekly by Financial Times

Apr 25, 201911:51News & Politics

Ukraine's new president Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian with no political experience, has promised to crack down on corruption and try to bring peace to the war-torn Donbass region. Gideon Rachman discusses how his leader...

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Ukraine's comedian president is an episode from FT World Weekly by Financial Times. Ukraine's new president Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian with no political experience, has promised to crack down on corruption and try to bring peace to the...

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