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Zelensky’s Victory

Calvin Trillin

May 2, 2019

Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky reacts to the first exit poll at his campaign headquarters in Kiev, Ukraine, on April 21, 2019.(AP Images / Sputnik)

A brash comedian will lead Ukraine. He won the presidential vote hands down. Among world leaders, this may be a first, Although our leader’s often called a clown.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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