Seasoned Ukraine watchers raised a sceptical eyebrow two years ago when Volodymyr Zelensky swept to a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election. Despite pitching himself as the ultimate outsider intent on breaking the power of the country’s corrupt oligarchic elite, Zelensky’s campaign depended heavily on the backing of Ihor Kolomoisky, arguably Ukraine’s most controversial oligarch of all.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky enters a hall of his office in Kiev on June 14, 2021 before his interview for three international agencies, including AFP, prior to a summit with US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 16.
