During the debate, the showman noted that Poroshenko attributes only to himself the achievements of a visa-free regime, Tomos about the autocephaly of the Ukrainian church, the language, and so on.

“I believe that we can come and break this system, with normal people, with a different mentality - the twenty-first century. It’s not even about the bribe takers in your environment. As a simple person, I tell you that you, Pyotr Alekseevich, took the most important thing from us — five years, ”Zelensky said.

In turn, Poroshenko called it “extremely important that the discussion began” and suggested continuing the debate on Public Television.

He stated that Zelensky did not know the "strategy", that "how to protect the state", "lives in the past and spreads lies".

“We have to protect the state from you, you are not Goloborodko (Zelensky’s hero in the Servant of the People series. - RT), you did not come here on a trolley bus, you are the main conductor of oligarchs, and just one oligarch runaway. Today you have closed your declaration for 2018. Why are you hiding? ”- noted Poroshenko.

Also, the current Ukrainian president believes that "you can not play with the country" during the presidential election.

“An actor, a talented person, cannot wage war against an aggressor, but without any experience. The price can be very high. I will accept any choice of the Ukrainian people on April 21, and life will continue on the 22nd. The main thing is not to lose the country, ”said Poroshenko.

Earlier, Zelensky and Poroshenko knelt at the debate in Kiev.

RT is leading live video debates.