He has said his first priority is to reach a cease-fire in the war against Russian proxies in the country’s east that has claimed 13,000 lives. Voting for a new Parliament had been scheduled for October, but Mr. Zelensky dissolved the current Parliament and moved the election to July, aiming to seize an advantage while he remains very popular. Quotable: “My whole life I tried to do everything to make Ukrainians laugh,” said Mr. Zelensky, who became famous as a comedian. The German supplier Infineon said it would restrict its business with Huawei. Other companies will inevitably follow, our New New World columnist writes.

Source: International New York Times May 21, 2019 02:48 UTC