Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the president of Ukraine, elected in 2019 after a career as a comedian and actor—most notably playing a schoolteacher who accidentally becomes president in the television series *Servant of the People*.
He became an international figure during Russia's 2022 invasion, rallying Ukrainian resistance and Western support: Zelenskyy addressed the U.S. Congress via video link.
- UkraineEastern European sovereign state
- KyivCapital of Ukraine
- presidentElected leader of nation
- wartimePeriod of armed conflict
- war footingState of military readiness
resistance · courage · freedom fighter · comedian · actor · khaki · olive drab · defiance · speeches · standing ovation · world stage · leadership · Putin · invasion · hero · democracy · resilience · NATO
- UkrainiansTaras Shevchenko
- Ukrainian Leaders
- PresidentsAbraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump
- leadersleader, boss, leaders, bosses, chiefs
political trajectory
Volodymyr ZelenskyyVladimir Putin
Russian strongman today
authoritarian · dictator · despot · strongman · kleptocrat