“Unless we make these difficult and unpopular decisions, there will be no economic growth or job creation.”

—  Volodymyr Zelensky

interview to NewsWeek https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/2859479-zelensky-we-are-ready-for-ratings-going-down-due-to-unpopular-reforms.html (20 January 2020)

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