Posted on 12/26/2022 4:17:16 AM PST by Timber Rattler
When Volodymyr Zelenskyy became the president of Ukraine in 2019, it made headlines around the world.
That wasn’t because he was a political heavyweight deemed ready to resolve Ukraine’s deep-seated challenges —ranging from an economic crisis to corruption and an entrenched, powerful oligarchy — not to mention the conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country.
It was just the opposite. Zelenskyy was a political novice whose closest brush with politics was playing the role of Ukrainian president in a well-known domestic TV series, before life imitated art and he decided to launch his own presidential bid on New Year’s Eve in 2018.
When he won the presidential election in a landslide victory in March 2019, no one could have guessed that the erstwhile actor, writer and comedian would become one of the world’s most recognizable and respected politicians after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
But under his leadership, and with the fortitude of Ukraine’s armed forces and resilience of the civilian population, Ukraine has fought back and Zelenskyy has won plaudits (he was just named “Person of the Year” by both Time Magazine and the FT) for the wartime leadership he was thrust into.
“I think Zelenskyy has proven to be a remarkable leader, and a remarkably effective one, both as a military leader and as a public figure — in terms of building support for Ukraine internationally, and also in terms of being able to at least keep some things going domestically despite the war,” Max Hess, fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, told CNBC.
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Let us worship him. And give him TENS OF BILLIONS MORE. Hell, it’s only money.
Touching him HEALS whatever ails you!
Who’s that? That clown who launders millions for the Bidens?????
Everybody loves a winner.
vs nobody wants to be near Putin-Former Soviet states distance themselves from Putin
You live in a fantasy world of cult personalities and propaganda. It’s collapse is delightful to watch. Please continue.
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Clearly, he can't cure ugly. It was ugly when he arrived and it was ugly when he left.
You should drink some egg nog out of his cod piece. You might feel like a flaming hero too
Thanks for your post.
Obviously, the Putin trolls are beside themselves for President Zelenskyy being recognized by the world for his leadership.
Reminds me of how folks try to tar President Reagan & President Trump. Just ignore trash comments.
Leave it alone. It has every right to self-identify as human.
“This is why a soft porn star was chosen to play the role of the president of Ukraine.”
Fixed it for you.
Zelensky is married to a hot woman, correct?
and Putin - the guy supposedly defending “traditional values” - is unmarried, correct?
guess Putin doesn’t have a lot of respect for heterosexual marriage, huh?
Why would an American citizen listen to a Canadian regarding anything?
maybe Putin doesn’t like women
maybe he’s gay or a pedophile
would explain a few things ...
Freeper of the year - Timber Rattlesnake.
You only show up here when paid to do so. How much does zelinsky and swamp patrol pay you?
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