Ukrainians Feel West’s Fatigue With Their Chaotic Country
Frustration after two revolutions will play out at this weekend’s presidential election in Ukraine. We talk to people in different regions.
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After two uprisings, perpetual promises to end corruption and only a distant prospect of European Union membership, frustration is consuming Ukraine as it prepares to choose its next leader.
The March 31 vote pits the incumbent president, billionaire confectionery magnate Petro Poroshenko, against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and front-runner Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a television comic with no political experience. A runoff will take place three weeks later.