The soaring popularity of Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who led the first round of presidential polls, has intrigued Russians with many warming to his calls for dialogue with Moscow, and laughing along with his Russian-language humour.
2019 Presidential Election
AFP: For jaded Russians, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy is ‘breath of fresh air’
People walk on a bridge across the Moskva river with the Kremlin in the background on Feb. 17, 2019 in Moscow.
