Nothing explained the popular enthusiasm that carried Volodymyr Zelensky to a landslide presidential victory last year quite like his promises to end corruption and achieve the “de-oligarchization” of Ukrainian society. This was the main reason voters were willing to take a chance on a novice candidate with no political experience in the middle of an ongoing national crisis sparked by Russia’s 2014 military intervention in the country. One year on from Zelensky’s election win, Ukrainians are still waiting for action that matches the soaring ambition of his anti-corruption campaign rhetoric and his enticing promise of a new beginning.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with businessmen and oligarchs at the Presidential Office on March 16, 2020.
