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Oleksandr Danyliuk, former Ukrainian Minister of Finance and advisor to presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy, talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. The thriving campaign of comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy to be Ukraine’s president may seem improbable, but his campaign adviser says the country has reached the point where it needs reforms from seemingly unlikely sources. Oleksandr Danylyuk spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday, three days after the election first round in which Zelenskiy easily outpaced incumbent Petro Poroshenko. (AP Photo Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine presidential candidate wants debate with drug tests

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In Ukraine, Viktor Zelenskiy moves forward, but he must show that he’s different from the others

By Reuben F. Johnson

Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, reacts as he responds to a journalist question during a press conference, after the presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, March. 31, 2019. Exit polls indicated Zelenskiy would get about 30 percent of the vote, far short of the absolute majority needed to win the first round. Most exit polls said incumbent Petro Poroshenko received the second-biggest support, which would put him and Zelenskiy in a runoff on April 21. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Ukraine’s president trying to hold off rival for runoff spot

By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press

"A new lie, a normal life is starting," Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday. "A lie without corruption, without bribes." Mr. Zelenskiy is in an election runoff with President Petro Poroshenko. (Associated Press)

Volodmyr Zelenskiy advances to Ukraine election runoff with incumbent Petro Poroshenko

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

An electoral worker holds a ballot box at a polling station, during the presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, March. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Ukraine comedian leads presidential election, runoff likely

By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press

An elderly woman examines her ballot voting at home during the presidential election in Mariinka, near a contact line not far from Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, March 31, 2019. Ukrainians choose from among 39 candidates for a president they hope can guide the country of more than 42 million out of troubles including endemic corruption, a seemingly intractable conflict with Russia-backed separatists in the country's east and a struggling economy. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

The Latest: Ukraine comedian leads presidential election

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukrainian actor and candidate in the upcoming presidential election, hosts a comedy show at a concert hall in Brovary, Ukraine, Friday, March 29, 2019. Zelenskiy now surging ahead of both Tymoshenko and Poroshenko in the presidential context according to polls. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Comedian leads presidential polling in Ukraine

By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press

Ukrainian artist Dasha Marchenko adds a chocolate wrapper to her portrait of Ukraine's President and chocolate tycoon Petro Poroshenko at her studio in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, March 28, 2019. The artist bought around 20 kilograms of chocolate using the wrappers to create his face. The framework was constructed using 4000 gun shells from battlefields in the country’s east that has been hit by conflict with Russia-backed separatists since 2014. Poroshenko is running for the second term as president in elections to be held on March 31. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine minister: President and rival both bribing voters

By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press

Commuters are seen through the window of a public bus as they travel in central Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Presidential elections will be held in Ukraine on March 31. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

What’s at stake in Ukraine’s presidential election

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

President of Ukraine and candidate for 2019 elections, Petro Poroshenko, is seen on a screen as he talks for supporters during a election campaign rally in Lviv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 28, 2019. Presidential elections will be held in Ukraine on 31 March 2019. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Ukraine: President claims tycoon backed rivals for revenge

By YURAS KARMANAU and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV - Associated Press

Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine and candidate for 2019 elections, arrives at the stage to deliver a speech during a election campaign rally in Khmilnyk, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Presidential elections will be held in Ukraine on 31 March 2019. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Nationalists scuffle with police in Ukraine, 3 arrested

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian who is leading Ukraine's presidential election race, has urged his supporters to propose candidates for top government jobs. (Associated Press/File)

Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine comedy actor, leads race for president

By Filip Warwick and Jabeen Bhatti - Special to The Washington Times

In this image from video provided by the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, far-right demonstrators clash with riot police outside the presidential administration building in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, March 9, 2012. Three police officers in Ukraine have been injured in a clash with far-right demonstrators in the capital. The violence occurred outside the presidential administration building in Kiev where several hundred demonstrators had gathered Saturday to call for arrests of top figures in an alleged military corruption scandal. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty via AP)

Ukraine police: 15 officers injured in clash with far-right

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Ukraine’s ex-PM calls for president to be impeached

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gestures during a parliament session in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. During the plenary session the Ukrainian parliament voted to the Constitution on joining the EU and NATO. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukrainian president vows to push for EU, NATO membership

By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko is registered as a candidate for the presidency at the Central Election Commission Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. Presidential vote in Ukraine is to take place on March 31. (Mikhail Palinchak, Presidential Press Service via AP)

AP Interview: Ukraine ex-PM accuses president of corruption

By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speaks at a meeting with supporters in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Poroshenko declared his intention to run for re-election in March's presidential vote. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Comedian takes lead in Ukraine presidential race, polls show

By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gestures while speaking at a meeting with supporters in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Poroshenko declared his intention to run for re-election in March's presidential vote. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine’s president announces re-election bid for March vote

By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, third right, his wife Maryna, second right, and his son cross themselves during the service marking Orthodox Christmas and celebrating independence of Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

President: Ukraine’s new church throws off Russia’s chains

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Metropolitan Epiphanius, the head of the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church, center, arrives to attend a meeting to sign &quot;Tomos&quot; decree of autocephaly for Ukrainian church at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks away from Russian influence

By AYSE WIETING and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press