How Zelensky Has Changed Ukraine
A former showman, Volodymyr Zelensky took the theater out of Ukrainian electoral politics by using genuine communication, not pressure, to garner votes. Comedy as a tool of democratic resilience and…
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Event (Feb. 4): The Storming of the US Capitol: Views from Eurasia with Dubovyk, Omelicheva, Pisano, Schatz, and Troitskiy
(PONARS Eurasia and IERES) On January 6, 2021, protestors carried out a violent attack at the US Capitol in an attempt to overturn Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 United States…
Why Ukraine’s president said there had been ‘no pressure’ from Trump
(Monkey Cage) In this week’s impeachment hearings, government officials have been detailing the Trump administration’s alleged attempts to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in congressionally approved aid for Ukraine’s defensive…
Trump says he was looking for corruption in Ukraine — where President Zelensky was known for mocking corruption in Ukraine
(Monkey Cage) The public impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives that started Wednesday focus on interactions between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump and Zelensky are both showmen.…