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| Zelensky did it! Former Ukrainian President Poroshenko points blame at successor after he is attacked with green antiseptic liquid | Zelensky did it! Former Ukrainian President Poroshenko points blame at successor after he is attacked with green antiseptic liquid |
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| Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has accused his successor Volodymyr Zelensky of being behind an attack that saw him doused with green antiseptic liquid at a celebration of the country’s independence on Tuesday. | Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has accused his successor Volodymyr Zelensky of being behind an attack that saw him doused with green antiseptic liquid at a celebration of the country’s independence on Tuesday. |
| According to the police, which posted a photo of the suspect online, Poroshenko was targeted at the Defenders’ March, marking the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, by a man from the country’s Chernigov Region. He was attacked with a substance known as ‘zelyonka’ – an antiseptic dye most famously used in 2017 against Moscow protest leader Alexey Navalny. | According to the police, which posted a photo of the suspect online, Poroshenko was targeted at the Defenders’ March, marking the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, by a man from the country’s Chernigov Region. He was attacked with a substance known as ‘zelyonka’ – an antiseptic dye most famously used in 2017 against Moscow protest leader Alexey Navalny. |
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| Following the incident, the country’s fifth president pointed the finger at current head of state Zelensky, accusing him of being behind the attack. | Following the incident, the country’s fifth president pointed the finger at current head of state Zelensky, accusing him of being behind the attack. |
| “I didn’t want to say this, but I have to say it. Volodymyr Aleksandrovych [Zelensky], I understand – it’s scary. I understand that you are more afraid of volunteers, the military, real patriots than you are of Putin,” Poroshenko said, according to his party European Solidarity. | “I didn’t want to say this, but I have to say it. Volodymyr Aleksandrovych [Zelensky], I understand – it’s scary. I understand that you are more afraid of volunteers, the military, real patriots than you are of Putin,” Poroshenko said, according to his party European Solidarity. |
| “Don’t try to stop us with your green snot.” | “Don’t try to stop us with your green snot.” |
| The police have launched a probe into the incident. | The police have launched a probe into the incident. |
| In April 2019, Zelensky beat Poroshenko in the run-off second round of the country’s presidential election, gaining a whopping 73.22% of the vote. In the time since, Zelensky’s popularity has waned somewhat, but he still has a lead over both Poroshenko and Yury Boyka, the presidential candidate of the pro-Russian Opposition Platform – For Life party. | In April 2019, Zelensky beat Poroshenko in the run-off second round of the country’s presidential election, gaining a whopping 73.22% of the vote. In the time since, Zelensky’s popularity has waned somewhat, but he still has a lead over both Poroshenko and Yury Boyka, the presidential candidate of the pro-Russian Opposition Platform – For Life party. |
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