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'We will defend ourselves', says Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy

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'We will defend ourselves', says Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy
'We will defend ourselves', says Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy

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Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has given a powerful address directed to Russia. ‘We will defend ourselves, he said.
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‘Not attack, but defend ourselves. And when you attack us, you will see our faces, not our backs, but our faces.’ Zelenskiy made the remarks in a 10-minute address posted on Telegram during which he spoke in both Ukrainian and Russian. The Ukrainian leader said Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, had not replied to his invitation to hold talks

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The comedian who could be president – BBC News

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The comedian who could be president – BBC News
The comedian who could be president – BBC News

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Polls suggest Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no previous political experience, has become one of the frontrunners in Ukraine’s presidential election.

His campaign is blurring the line between fact and fiction, as he stars in a hit TV series in which he plays a teacher who unexpectedly becomes president.

Some recent polls even put Mr Zelenskiy ahead of current President Petro Poroshenko, as well as opposition leader and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, for the vote scheduled to begin with a first round on 31 March.

However, there are some important differences between Mr Zelenskiy and the TV character he plays, as BBC Ukraine Correspondent Jonah Fisher reports.

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