Volodymyr Zelensky
Volodymyr Zelensky is the president of Ukraine, elected in 2019 after gaining fame as a comedian and actor who played a fictional president on television.
His profile rose dramatically following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, when his defiant leadership and wartime communications made him an internationally recognized figure.
Zelensky's nightly addresses rallied both domestic and global support.
The name appears in various transliterations from Ukrainian, including Zelenskyy.
- KyivCapital of Ukraine
- presidentElected leader of nation
- wartime leaderHead of state during conflict
- front linesActive battle area
- speechesFormal spoken presentations
television · alliances · NATO · governance · diplomacy · social media · foreign aid · arms shipments · invasion · policy-making · peace talks · independence · military strategy · comedian · elections · resistance · sanctions · United Nations
- Ukraine PoliticsOrange Revolution, presidency, presidential elections, political parties, political reforms
Volodymyr ZelenskyVladimir Putin
Russian strongman today
Xi Jinping · Kim Jong Un · Bashar al-Assad · Kim Jong-un · autocrat
Volodymyr ZelenskyVladimir Putin
Russian strongman today
aggressor · war criminal · invader · tyrant · oppressor