A serious man: Zelensky bids to address Ukraine’s dark past, brighten its future

[TomSea]

A serious man: Zelensky bids to address Ukraine’s dark past, brighten its future
By David Horovitz
25-32 minutes

KYIV — The first thing you see when you arrive at the office of the president of Ukraine is an ice rink. An ice rink slap outside the main entrance to the presidential offices.

Boisterous young Ukrainian kids, colorfully scarfed, woolly-hatted and well-wrapped on a relatively mild (by Kyiv standards) afternoon, are doing circuits, with and without parents, directly in front of Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, as the president works inside.

The Israeli mind boggles at the potential security risks, just as American, British and other minds would. But this, of course, is not your typical president.

Read more at: https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-serious-man-zelensky-bids-to-address-ukraines-dark-past-brighten-its-future/?fbclid=IwAR1IVZBYImrGD3a5BVlCHNSGGWK22YxNH24346ZTfVqkC55uB0uT9UCfpqA

So, a rather long article, 30 minutes or more to read. Ukraine has some challenges. There was some real ugliness there during World War II.

[Hoodat]

Long, but very interesting article. From Israeli perspective.