KIEV: President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed an offer by Vladimir Putin to provide passports to Ukrainians, and pledged instead to grant citizen...
Volodymyr Zelensky celebrates with his supporters after the announcement of exit polls of the presidential elections at his campaign headquarters in Kiev on April 21, 2019. — AFP: President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed an offer by Vladimir Putin to provide passports to Ukrainians, and pledged instead to grant citizenship to Russians who “suffer” under the Kremlin’s rule.
Zelensky, a comedian who won Ukraine’s presidential election last week, responded to Putin’s offer by releasing a statement on Facebook late on Saturday. A political novice, Zelensky has pledged to “reboot” peace talks with the separatists that also involve Russia and the West.
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