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Craft beer. Tacos. Avocado toast. Shucked oysters.

In keeping with his unconventional image, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took a different approach during a rare press event, inviting journalists to a hip new artisanal food hall in Kyiv to answer questions all day — and into the evening.

The unusual setting for the October 10 event fits neatly into the unconventional image and style that helped propel Volodymyr Zelensky to the presidency earlier this year.

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