Zelensky's first-year press conference in pictures - May. 20, 2020

Zelensky’s first-year press conference in pictures

Activists of the National Corps far-right party hold a banner reading "Yermak, get out" and burn flares as part of their protest action demanding the resignation of Andriy Yermak, chief of Zelensky's staff, outside Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv on May 20, 2020 during Ukraine's President Zelensky's press conference marking the first year in office.

Photo by Volodymyr Petrov

President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a press conference on May 20, exactly one year since he took office, to talk about the results of his first year.

Due to the pandemic, the press conference took place outdoors, in the courtyard of Mariinsky Palace in central Kyiv. Journalists were seated approximately 1.5 meter apart from each other. Because of these measures, the president’s office said, they allowed fewer media outlets than they normally would.

Here are the highlights from the three-hour press conference