REUTERS

Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau says he is looking forward to working with Volodymyr Zelensky, a Ukrainian showman who appears to have secured a landslide win in the runoff of the presidential election in Ukraine.

"Congratulations to Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the results of the Ukrainian presidential election. I’m looking forward to working with you to continue strengthening the ties between Canada & Ukraine, and creating more opportunities for people in both our countries," Trudeau tweeted.

As UNIAN reported earlier, the Central Election Commission in Ukraine has already processed 89.41% of protocols of from precinct election commissions on the results of the voting in the second round of the presidential elections. Volodymyr Zelensky received 73.19% of the votes (12,160,694) while his opponent, incumbent head of state Petro Poroshenko, saw support of 24.48% (4,068,156).