The west portrays Volodymyr as a savior for Ukraine whereas Putin is portrayed as the doom of Russia. Zelenskyy is portrayed as a soft comedian while Putin is portrayed as a ruthless leader.
Zelenskyy is portrayed as a man who loves his country while Putin is portrayed as a man who does not give a damn about Russians. Zelensky is portrayed as a man who is selfless while Putin is portrayed as a man hungry for power.
Zelensky is loved by world leaders while Putin is disliked by many of them. This is what the western media shows us but it seems they are just portraying what side they are on.
Here are a few things you to know about Volodymyr:
{{A little background }}
Volodymyr Zelensky is a 44-year-old man who grew up in Kryvy Rih a region of Ukraine. His mother was an engineer and his father was a computer science teacher. Basically, he came from a wealthy family.
Volodymyr Zelensky became known as a comedian and actor. He later became a politician when he formed his party in March 2018 and ran for presidency on December 31, 2018, winning the 2019 election by 73.23%.
{{He never fulfilled his campaign commitments }}
Volodymyr Zelensky announced his candidacy for the presidency of Ukraine saying he will be different from other Ukrainian leaders with his two goals.
The first was to fight corruption and confront Oligarchs, and the second was to end the Donbas war. However it did not succeed as it intensified and is still ongoing.
Up to now, 1650 Ukrainians die and 1035 got injured while 3.7 million people have fled Ukraine due to the Donbas war.
He never fulfilled any of his two campaign commitments to this day.
{{He demonstrated nepotism }}
As far as Zelensky is concerned when it comes to giving leadership roles he does not forget his friends.
According to Gravity Plus, when Zelesnkyy became President he appointed his formal writing team, his formal producer, and even his lawyer to governmental sits even though they had no prior experience.
{{Odd decisions }}
Among many odd decisions he made, after he became president; he appointed his press secretary through open competition with 4000 candidates.
Those candidates were tested for their sense of humor and tolerance for stress.
He also once held a 14-hour press conference at a food market.
{{Sketchy activities }}
According to Pandora papers, Zelesnkyy has offshore accounts outside of Ukraine such as in the Virgin Islands, Belize and Cyprus. He also has other undisclosed assets.
Many criticize it as the behavior of a businessman and not the behavior of a head of state.
{{It is said he is authoritarian }}
The Kyiv Post has already shown a number of examples of Zelensky being authoritarian.
Kyiv Post has shown that Zelensky has banned three independent TV stations in Ukraine. He is also behind the decision to fire lawyer Ruslan Ryaboshapka because he refused to pursue Zelensky’s agenda.
The newspaper also reported that he was behind the removal of the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ukraine because she had concerns about the bank’s independence.
{{Zelensky continues to stand with Ukraine}}
Even though there are many things that are questionable Zelensky has done, he has not failed to show where he stands with Ukraine.
When the war first started the USA wanted to fly Zelensky out of the country but he refused saying “I need ammunition, not a ride.”
He is constantly on Television spreading messages of hope to his people and also he is being seen in bunkers with his soldiers.
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