Ukrainian President, Challenger Face Off In Preelection Debate
- By RFE/RL
The candidates for the presidency of Ukraine held a debate in front of thousands of supporters at a stadium in Kyiv on April 19, two days before the second round of voting. The incumbent, President Petro Poroshenko, attacked his rival, actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy, for his lack of experience, a point Zelenskiy has used to cast himself as an outsider willing to take on the establishment.