Zelensky

Zelensky, Ukraine’s comic turned war-time leader

War has proved transformative for the 44-year-old former comedian, catapulting him from embattled leader of a struggling European outlier to a global household name and standard-bearer of opposition to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. “Before the war many treated Ukraine as a failed state and Zelensky as a weak and not totally competent leader,” said Volodymyr Fesenko, a Ukrainian political analyst. There was a feeling he was weak, that he wouldn’t be able to withstand the pressures of war and that he wasn’t capable of being a war-time leader,” Fesenko added. Moscow describes Zelensky variously as a neo-Nazi, the leader of a country responsible for genocide and a drug addict. “War fatigue is a very serious challenge.”RELATED STORIES‘You’re my hero,’ Ben Stiller tells Zelensky in KyivTV comedy that launched Ukraine’s Zelensky to presidency back on NetflixRead Next

3 months ago Inquirer.net

Mr. Zelensky Goes to Washington

WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was making his way to Washington on Wednesday for a summit with President Joe Biden and to address Congress in his first known trip outside the country since Russia’s invasion began in February. Zelensky was scheduled to meet with Biden at the White House in the afternoon and then join Biden for a news conference in the East Room. Zelensky accepted the invitation on Friday and it was confirmed on Sunday, when the White House began coordinating with Pelosi to arrange the congressional address. Biden and Zelensky frequently have talked by phone as the White House arranges new tranches of military assistance for Ukraine. In a video released by his office from the Bakhmut visit, Zelensky was handed a Ukrainian flag and alluded to delivering it to U.S. leaders.

2 months ago Globe Echo

Brussels on tenterhooks for long-awaited Zelensky visit

Brussels on tenterhooks for long-awaited Zelensky visitWorld World Brussels on tenterhooks for long-awaited Zelensky visitEU officials are hoping he will head to Brussels on Thursday. Now EU officials are hoping he will head to Brussels on Thursday to meet European leaders in a largely symbolic but nevertheless keenly anticipated visit after months of European support for Ukraine. On EU membership, Zelensky is keen to keep pressing the EU to offer Kyiv the clear prospect of joining the bloc in the near future. EU officials admit that they are now running out of options to try to find new areas of the Russian economy where they could inflict serious pain. While Zelensky's motives appear clear, diplomats in Brussels have questioned why the EU wants him to visit so soon after its top officials were in Kyiv.

1 month ago Dunya News

zelensky us nato f 15 fighters, fighter jet… Biden sent top secret army to bring Zelensky to America, Putin kept watching – zelensky us visit nato secret plane and f 15 fighters helped escort ukrainia

Zelensky reached America had a historic meeting with Biden. According to the report of the Daily Mail, Zelensky reached America by flying over Europe from Poland via US Army military aircraft Boeing C-40. During this, the US Air Force’s F-15 fighter jets were present with him which flew from a British airbase. In the North Sea area, American fighter jets and AWACS spy planes kept Zelensky’s plane under their security cover. After this, Zelensky’s plane reached America’s Giant Base Andreev, which is only 30 minutes away from the White House.

2 months ago SK Todays News

Ukraine: Zelensky sounds defiant note in Christmas message

CNN —President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Ukrainians to have “patience and faith” in a defiant Christmas address after a deadly wave of Russian strikes pounded the southern city of Kherson. Zelensky’s message came after Ukrainian officials said Russia had launched deadly rocket strikes into downtown Kherson on Christmas Eve, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens. Dimitar Kilkoff/AFP/Getty Images‘We will find each other’In his Christmas message, Zelensky acknowledged that all holidays have a bitter aftertaste for the besieged country this year. Zelensky condemned the shelling of Kherson as an act of “terror.”Zelensky condemned the shelling as an act of "terror." In the morning, on Saturday, on the eve of Christmas, in the central part of the city,” he said.

2 months ago CNN

Volodymyr Zelensky thanks ‘every American’ in speech to US Congress

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has paid a defiant wartime visit to Washington to thank Americans for helping to fund the war against Russia. In a speech to Congress, he said the money is “not charity” but an “investment” in global security and democracy. Mr Zelensky told Mr Biden that he had wanted to visit sooner and his visit now demonstrates that the “situation is under control, because of your support”. Ms Pelosi, in turn, presented Mr Zelensky with an American flag that had flown over the Capitol that day, and Mr Zelensky pumped it up and down as he exited the chamber. Earlier, in a joint news conference with Mr Biden, Mr Zelensky was pressed on how Ukraine would try to bring an end to the conflict.

2 months ago Hull Live

Zelensky Says U.S. Aid Not 'Charity' on Triumphant U.S. Visit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday directly appealed for long-term U.S. support on his first foreign trip since Russia's invasion, saying aid was not "charity" and had helped keep his country "alive and kicking." It's an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way," Zelensky said. Ukraine enjoys wide support in the United States but several hard-right Republicans have been critical, considering the aid a giveaway of taxpayer money. "He's very brave and he said, give it to a very brave president," Zelensky said. The United States and Ukraine scoff at suggestions the invasion was caused by anything other than Putin.

2 months ago The Moscow Times

Ukraine’s President Zelensky in the UK before invasion anniversary

London - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the UK on Wednesday for his second overseas trip since Russia's invasion began nearly a year ago. Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at London’s Stansted Airport on February 8, 2023. Picture: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP "The United Kingdom was one of the first to come to Ukraine's aid," Zelensky said on social media. Story continues below AdvertisementAfter London, EU officials hope Zelensky will visit Brussels on Thursday, in the build-up to the one-year anniversary on February 24. The new UK training will "ensure pilots are able to fly sophisticated Nato-standard fighter jets in the future", the UK said, although Western countries have so far ruled out sending jets themselves.

1 month ago IOL

Biden approves more military aid as Ukraine's Zelensky visits Washington

Xinhua | Updated: 2022-12-22 16:31US President Joe Biden and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky hold a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec 21, 2022. [Photo/Agencies]WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden pledged visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday to offer military aid, mentioning in particular the Patriot surface-to-air missile battery he just approved for Ukraine in a new tranche of security assistance totaling 1.85 billion US dollars. Arriving in the United States Wednesday for a visit, Zelensky told Biden he wished to "come earlier" but was unable to because of the once difficult situation in Ukraine that has now been under control. Although Zelensky was effusive in his praise for Biden, he didn't mince words when it came to the Patriot battery -- the most advanced weapon system the United States has offered and something Zelensky has long asked for. In his address to US lawmakers, Zelensky requested for more weapons from the United States.

2 months ago China Daily - Global Edition

Russia-Ukraine War Zelensky Is Expected to Visit Washington

And, on a surprise visit to the battered city of Bakhmut on Tuesday, Mr. Zelensky was presented with a flag by Ukrainian soldiers who asked that he present it to Congress. He promised to give it to President Biden, according to Ukrainian media who joined him on the trip. It was not clear, however, that Mr. Zelensky was actually preparing to imminently leave the country for the first time since the war began. Image Mr. Zelensky received a Ukrainian flag from soldiers in the war-ravaged city of Bakhmut on Tuesday, to be presented to Congress. But 10 months into the war, no prominent military analyst has recently questioned Ukrainian command and control in the military.

3 months ago The New York Times

In Zelensky call, Modi says India backs peace

This was the second phone conversation between Modi and Zelensky since October, and came less than a fortnight after the Prime Minister’s phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelensky said in a tweet that he sought India’s participation for implementing a “peace formula” he proposed to the G20 Summit. Modi “conveyed India’s support for any peace efforts, and assured India’s commitment to continue providing humanitarian assistance for [the] affected civilian population” in Ukraine, it added. Zelensky said in his tweet that he wished Modi a successful G20 presidency. During their last phone conversation on October 4, Modi emphasised the importance India attaches to the safety and security of nuclear installations, including in Ukraine.

2 months ago Hindustan Times

Zelensky makes his pitch - will US sceptics buy it?

"But I want you to know, President Zelensky, the American people are with you every step of the way. Mr Zelensky, for his part, mixed gravitas and humour as he spoke with Mr Biden and to the American people. American aid was not "charity", but money spent with a purpose and a potential for future return. Not really," Mr Zelensky said, to some mutters from the congressional audience. Mr Zelensky, Donald Trump Jr tweeted on Wednesday, was "basically an ungrateful international welfare queen" - summing up what is becoming an increasingly prevalent view among the former president's "America first" supporters.

2 months ago Yahoo News

What to know about Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky

What to know. Who is Volodymyr Zelensky? How long has Zelensky been president of Ukraine? Which TV shows and movies did Zelensky appear in?

3 months ago www.washingtonpost.com

Zelensky to address Canada's Parliament - CTV News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address Canada's Parliament on Tuesday. Zelensky will be appearing virtually, and he will speak

2 months ago www.ctvnews.ca

WATCH: Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky won - U105

Zelensky also WON the 2006 series of Dancing With The Stars in Before he became President, Zelensky worked in the entertainment

4 months ago www.u105.com

Zelensky says humanitarian corridors 'working,' over 12000 evacuated

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia's military Russian aggression and the prospects for peace talks,” Zelensky tweets.

1 month ago www.timesofisrael.com

Zelensky showed U.S. politicians what patriotism looks like

Readers draw favorable comparisons of Volodymyr Zelensky to Winston Churchill -- and unfavorable ones of U.S. politicians to Zelensky.

1 month ago www.latimes.com

Live coverage: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a historic address to a joint meeting of Congress tonight. Zelensky spoke for just over 20

1 month ago thehill.com

An interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Zelensky on downplaying the threat of war to Ukrainians. 1:05. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to The Washington Post in Kyiv

1 month ago www.washingtonpost.com

Zelensky, Trump have most-notable quotations in 2022

National. Zelensky, Trump have most-notable quotations in 2022 Voldymyr Zelensky and former President Donald Trump (Getty Images).

3 months ago fox4kc.com

Zelenskyy on Dancing with the Stars : r/zelensky - Reddit

2.4K subscribers in the zelensky community. Just a place to post and talk about Volodymyr Zelensky.

4 months ago www.reddit.com

Trump Press Conference With Ukraine's Zelensky at United Nations

conference with Volodymyr Zelensky at U.N. Wednesday afternoon. Later, when asked whether he wanted Zelensky to investigate Biden,

3 months ago www.rollingstone.com

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