Vice News: Meet the comedian about to become Ukraine’s next president (VIDEO)

VICE News met Zelensky backstage at a taping of his popular comedy sketch show, League of Laughter just days before the first vote. ‘I would put corruption to the top of the problems to tackle and I would also want to stop the Donbass war because we don’t want our people to perish any more.’ Scant on further detail, Zelensky still bristled at the idea he’s thin on strategy. ‘The Donbas war is not a vague thing. This is a particular problem that applies to us, Ukrainians, most of all. Because Ukrainians die and it is very painful.’ One thing the showman is clear on, he’s ready to take office: ‘why not?’ he laughs.