Zelenskiy easily won this spring’s presidential election, unseating Petro Poroshenko, and sparking concern about whether someone who played the Ukrainian president in a fictional TV drama was cut out for the actual job. It will help Zelenskiy set his agenda for his term in office, which includes fending off ongoing threats from Russia, said Shevchenko. In November, Russia detained 24 Ukrainian sailors and seized three ships in the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea off the Crimean coast. Canada became the first Western country to recognize Ukraine’s independence in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union. Trudeau’s office has said he and Zelenskiy will discuss Ukraine’s reform efforts and its path toward integration with Europe.

Source: National Post July 02, 2019 07:52 UTC