“Congratulations to Vladimir Zelensky on his election victory! I also congratulate the people of Ukraine on the progress and success in strengthening democracy in the country, ”wrote McFaul on Twitter.

I will Volodymyr Zelensky vіtayu I will brighten up on vibors! So, I vitae the people of Ukraine with the progress and success of the great democracies in the country.

- Michael McFaul (@McFaul) April 21, 2019

Earlier, he said that the presidential election in Ukraine is an example of democracy.

The presidential candidate of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, leads the elections in the second round with 73.16% of votes on the basis of processing 95.21% of the protocols.