But Zelensky, who had been a comedian and actor before his unlikely landslide election victory in 2019, defied Russian airstrikes and mobilized his countrymen, rebuffing Western offers of evacuation: “I need ammunition, not a ride.” His unexpected courage helped to rally Ukrainian forces against Russia’s northern thrust.

Mar 24, 2022 · Addressing the Italian Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday, President Zelensky again resorted to shaming his audience, pointing out that members of Putin's circle have enjoyed …

Apr 13, 2022 · As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy toured the devastation in Bucha this month — where bodies of civilians lay in the street and buildings were destroyed — his haunted face seemed to show...

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy[a][b][c] (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth and current president of Ukraine since 2019, most notably during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, …

Mar 23, 2022 · In the end, Zelensky seemed to believe that he could ignore, even provoke, the Russians because his amen corner in the US would ride to the rescue. What a tragic miscalculation.

Chechen fighters loyal to the Kremlin are being betrayed by Russian spies who are leaking their whereabouts to Ukrainian forces, an aide to President Zelensky has claimed.

Mar 1, 2025 · I don’t know what’s made me feel more sad - how exhausted and disappointed he looked, the fact that English isn’t his first language and it must have been hard to speak, let alone speak whilst being verbally attacked, or the suit question.

Oct 30, 2023 · Judging by recent surveys, most Ukrainians would reject such a move, especially if it entailed the loss of any occupied territory. Zelensky remains dead set against even a temporary truce.

Oct 6, 2023 · Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lost out on the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, despite being a frontrunner. Writing on X, formerly Twitter, the committee announced …

Jan 18, 2023 · President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine started his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with a moment of silence for those killed in Wednesday’s helicopter crash in Brovary.