The Impeachment Saga Is Over, But Zelenskiy Can’t Rest in Ukraine

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Volodymyr Zelensky on Jan. 31.Photographer: Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images
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It seemed Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy could breathe a sigh of relief as Donald Trump’s impeachment ended with his acquittal by the Senate.

A phone call between the two presidents over military aid had handed Zelenskiy a starring role in the saga. But the political novice -- until last year his homeland’s most famous TV comic -- navigated the storm deftly by largely keeping quiet.