Ukraine’s Ronald Reagan

The World

 Volodymyr Zelenskiy won the first round of presidential elections in Ukraine on Sunday. This means he’ll be faced against incumbent President Petro Poreshenko for the runoffs on April 21. Host Marco Werman speaks with journalist Veronika Melkozerova in Kyiv about what Ukrainians think of Zelenskiy — and what’s at stake.

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