'It is too early to talk about President Putin’s offering his congratulations to Zelensky, as well as speaking about the possibilities of working together,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said of the comedian-actor's win.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded Monday to the result of Ukraine’s election, which saw comedian and actor Volodymyr Zelensky beat incumbent Petro Poroshenko to become the former Soviet Union nation’s president.
Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at his campaign headquarters before the announcement of the first exit poll results in the second round of Ukraine's presidential election in Kiev on April 21. GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images Supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin gather for a rally to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea at Sevastopol's Nakhimov Square on March 14, 2018 YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images
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