Ukrainians are voting Sunday in the second round of presidential elections, with TV comedian and political newbie Volodymyr Zelensky challenging incumbent Petro Poroshenko
Television comedian and political newbie Volodymyr Zelensky was on track to cause a political upset, with recent polls, ahead of Sunday, suggesting an overwhelming lead over incumbent Petro Poroshenko. Zelensky's entry in the presidential race came as a surprise, given that he is perhaps best known for his role in the Ukrainian comedy series"Servant of the People" as an out-of-luck schoolteacher who abruptly becomes president of Ukraine.
But it may be too little, too late for Ukrainians exhausted from a five-year proxy war with Russia. Ukraine's President is running against -- Vladimir PutinUkraine and Russia have been locked in a long-simmer conflict since the annexation of the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea by Russia in 2014. The conflict has claimed almost 13,000 lives, with at least 3,321 civilian deaths, according to the United Nations.
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