Zelenskyy starts backtracking

The Ukrainian President responded to days of protests and European pressure

Kyiv: Faced with the most serious political crisis of his wartime leadership, Volodymyr Zelensky is at pains to show that he is listening, responding, and thereby reinforcing Ukraine’s democracy, after being accused by critics of toying with autocracy.

From the Kyiv protests: Zelenskyy's power-grab puts Ukraine at risk

The Ukrainian President sparked three nights of protests in Kyiv and across the country after signing i…