I think if I am elected president, I will be the kind of person who will first be slinged with mud, then they will learn to respect, and then they will cry when I leave.
Vladymyr Zelensky, when running for president of Ukraine in 2018
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There is no doubt that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is the person of 2022, and Ukraine is the country of the year. The Ukrainian president has become the personification of resilience and leadership, and the people - the invincibility of the spirit.
Politicians, journalists and ordinary people around the world pay tribute to the heroism of President Zelensky in the fight against Russian aggression. And the popularity of the Ukrainian leader is converted into international support and weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.