On April 21, TV comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy won a landslide victory over incumbent President Petro Poroshenko in the second round of Ukraine’s presidential election. By winning an impressive 73 percent of the vote, Zelenskiy secured a strong popular mandate.
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This handout picture taken and released by Volodymyr Zelenskiy press-service on May 8, 2019 shows Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky (R) welcoming Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland (C) in Kyiv.