At annual parade marking WWII Allies victory in Europe, president says Russian armed forces ready to cooperate with others combating 'terrorism, neo-Nazism and extremism'

Zelensky, also a comedian, joked about his Jewish roots during an election campaign lauded for absence of anti-Semitism

Both the country's PM and president-elect are Jewish, but Ukrainians continue to celebrate Nazi collaborators who battled Soviet rule

Jewish comic defeated incumbent Petro Poroshenko in landslide win, now faces parliament dominated by allies of outgoing president

Russian president says if they meet, he and Volodymyr Zelensky should discuss how to end Ukraine's conflict with Russian-backed separatists

Comedian blurred the line between politics and entertainment on the campaign trail, but now will have to prove his presidency is no joke

Critics say Volodymyr Zelensky, who is mostly known for playing a politician on TV, lacks experience, but polls still show him cruising to an easy victory over Petro Poroshenko

The Jewish TV star has capitalized on citizens' despair over mainstream politics, war with Kremlin-backed rebels, poverty and corruption

Comic Volodymyr Zelensky, who is believed to be Jewish, tells President Petro Poroshenko he is 'a simple man who has come to break' the system of Ukrainian politics

Court rules 2016 move by President Petro Poroshenko was illegal and that Privatbank must be returned to Ihor Kolomoyskyi