How Volodymyr Zelensky rose from television comedian to become Ukraine's wartime leader
SERGEI CHUZAVKOV/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/Getty ImagesPresident Volodymyr Zelensky has become the face of Ukraine’s resistance against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invading forces. But Mr. Zelensky came into power with little traditional political experience. Before he was elected, he was best known for playing a television role as an ordinary schoolteacher accidentally catapulted into power. The show, “Servant of the People,” ran for four years, making him a household name.on Feb. 24, Mr.
Zelensky has captured the world’s imagination, often dressing in ballistic vests as he urges people to press the fight during videos he posts to Telegram, Facebook and Instagram from the center of Kyiv. At other times, the 44-year-old has harangued Western leaders to step up efforts to defeat Mr. Putin. Frustrated with the West’s unwillingness to intervene militarily, Mr.
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