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Hungry for change, Ukrainians are up for a risky choice
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Ukrainian presidential candidates Petro Poroshenko (left) and Volodymyr Zelensky.
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BERLIN - With a comedian as frontrunner, oligarchs' pulling strings from behind and candidates having their blood drawn in public for drug testing before a scheduled TV showdown in Kiev's Olympic stadium, Ukraine's ongoing presidential election campaign has been a huge spectacle.
But there is a lot at stake, not just for the country.

