Zelensky
Volodymyr Zelensky is the president of Ukraine, elected in 2019.
A former comedian and actor who played a fictional president on television, he became an international figure during Russia's 2022 invasion, rallying Ukrainian resistance and Western support.
His name has become shorthand for Ukrainian defiance: Zelensky refused to evacuate Kyiv.
Elected leader of nation
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
address · Congress · UN · G7 · bilateral · statesman · negotiation · coalition
Mockery exposing vice
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- improvUnscripted comedic performance
- humorAmusing quality
- entertainerOne who amuses others
parody · sitcom · television · actor · voice-over · Paddington · piano · slapstick
Capacity to withstand force
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- counteroffensiveRetaliatory military operation
- defenseProtection against harm
- BakhmutBesieged eastern Ukrainian city
front line · shelling · drones · sanctions · NATO · military aid · mobilization · curfew
Openly resisting control
- courageousShowing bravery under threat
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
resolve · fortitude · perseverance · tenacious · undaunted · galvanizing · inspirational · iconic
president
Elected leader of nation
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
summit · address · Congress · UN · G7 · bilateral · statesman · negotiation · coalition · allies
satire
Mockery exposing vice
entertainer · parody · sitcom · television · actor · voice-over · Paddington · piano · slapstick · wit
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- counteroffensiveRetaliatory military operation
- defenseProtection against harm
Bakhmut · front line · shelling · drones · sanctions · NATO · military aid · mobilization · curfew · bunker
defiant
Openly resisting control
- courageousShowing bravery under threat
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
unyielding · resolve · fortitude · perseverance · tenacious · undaunted · galvanizing · inspirational · iconic · morale
Kyiv
Capital of Ukraine
Odessa · Kharkiv · Mariupol · Kherson · Black Sea · hryvnia · trident · Maidan · Carpathians · Chernobyl
- Political LeadersJoseph Stalin, Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Lenin, Mao Zedong
- Ukraine WarUkraine, Kherson, Mariupol, Kyiv, Donetsk
- Ukraine PoliticsOrange Revolution, presidency, presidential elections, political parties, political reforms
- Eastern EuropePoland, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria
- Post-Soviet FiguresPutin, Yeltsin, Gorbachev, Lukashenko, Medvedev
- military leadersGeorge Washington, Napoleon, generals, general, commander
ZelenskyVladimir Putin
Russian strongman today
Putin · Lukashenko · the Kremlin · Bashar al-Assad · puppet leader
ZelenskyVladimir Putin
Russian strongman today
Xi Jinping · Kim Jong-un · Bashar al-Assad · autocrat · dictator