Petro Poroshenko
Ukraine remains split over how to achieve peace in contested Donbas region
Several polls show that a large part of Ukraine objects to most of the specific compromises mentioned in the 2015 Minsk agreement that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy could now attempt to fulfill. Ukrainians support a compromise to end the war, polls show — just not any compromise.
Ukraine’s ultranationalists have no presidential candidate. But they’re still at the polls.
Azov, the country’s most visible ultranationalist group, also started their own political party — the National Corps. Members of their National Militia will serve as election observers in Sunday’s presidential elections.
Ukraine has a new president, but it still simmers with tension
Ukraine’s new President has only been in office for a few hours but so far under his watch, the country’s biggest military operation against the pro-Russia separatists has taken place.Ukraine’s new President has only been in office for a few hours but so far under his watch, the country’s biggest military operation against the pro-Russia separatists has taken place.