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Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine poised to step into the unknown with election runoff Comedian and TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy looks set to win by a landslide - but what does he stand for, and how could Ukraine change if he wins the presidency? 18/04/2019
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Now playing Next Ukraine Comedian Zelenskiy leading Ukraine presidential election A comedian with no political experience is leading Ukraine's presidential poll with more than 50% of ballots counted. 31/03/2019
Now playing Next Ukraine Russian bears place bets on Ukraine's presidential election Zoo animals in Russia have been tasked with predicting the outcome of this weekend's presidential election in Ukraine 28/03/2019