Ukraine has changed more, and for the better, in the last five years under President Petro Poroshenko than in the preceding 25. By any logic, he should be a shoo-in in the upcoming presidential elections on March 31. Instead, about half of Ukrainians detest him. And a quarter would rather elect an inexperienced comedian to lead the country.
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Alexander Motyl: Ukraine’s Poroshenko paradox
A woman holds a portrait of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko while people listen to his speech during a campaign rally in Kyiv on March 17, 2019.
