Who is the leader of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelenski, who is widely talked about with his country’s struggle against Russia and his statements on this subject? We told the story of coming to the presidency from comedian and actor.
As I am typing these lines right now Ukraineis fighting for survival against Russia, one of the most powerful armies in the world. There are many videos and explanations that Russia entered the Ukrainian capital Kiev with tanks and planes. There is full mobilization in Ukraine, which is trying to respond with the limited means at its disposal against such a great power.
Ukraine’s prime minister directly, while all men with a gun are asked to join the war. There are also visuals of Vladimir Zelenski on the field.(The up-to-dateness of the images has not been verified.) If the images are correct, this move and statements of this president, who wore his military uniform and tried to defend his country in the midst of war, were received with great praise all over the world.
It is mentioned in Twitter and other social media platforms, televisions and almost all communication tools. Do you know who Vladimir Zelensky is? How did he come to the presidency of Ukraine? When we look at the previous career of this name, who was only 41 years old when he started, we see a completely different career compared to other politicians. This man, who is a comedian and actor, became the head of state of a country. Let’s take a closer look at Zelenski’s story that went up to the presidency.
Zelensky’s early years
Born on January 25, 1978 to a Jewish family Volodymyr Oleksandrovich Zelensky, He has a professor father and an engineer mother. Zelenski, who lived in Erdenet, Mongolia for 4 years before starting high school, studied law at the Kiev National University of Economics, but did not practice his profession professionally.
Zelenski’s comedian and acting process
Zelenski has a history that sets him apart from other state leaders. The statesman was an actor and comedian before his political life. He started working in the media industry since 2008. Zelenski started this industry as a producer, then continued as a screenwriter, comedian and acting.
The most important project that made Zelenski president There was a series called “Servant of the People”, which was broadcast in 2015. Zelensky, who plays the President of Ukraine in this series, was then a candidate for the presidency with the “People’s Servant Party”, which is the same name in the series, and gained an overwhelming advantage over his opponent. He became President of Ukraine in 2019. Zelenski’s character on the show was a history teacher in his thirties, whose video of his anti-corruption statements went viral. After the viral video, his character became the President of Ukraine.
Zelenski, whose original name was “Servant of the PeopleBecome the producer company of the series “Servant of the People”n He founded a party with the same name as the series with the employees of “Kvartal 95”. Zelenski, who entered the elections with this party, came to the presidency with great success.
Zelenski’s political career
Zelenski in March 2019 Der Spiegelin an interview withthat he entered politics to restore trust in politicians. He said he wanted to change the mood of the political establishment as much as possible by bringing decent and professional people to power.
Announcing his candidacy for the 2019 President of Ukraine on 31 December 2018 Zelenski said he would only hold one term as president. When he is nominated, he will go to the second round and become his opponent and former President of Ukraine. He won with 73 percent of the vote against Petro Poroshenko.
After Zelensky became President It started to come to the fore with its closeness to NATO and the European Union. This did not please Putin and Russia.. In fact, as a result of various conflicts and political fights that have been going on for a long time, the war officially started on February 24. Today we told you about Vladimir Zelensky, who went to the front and tried to defend his country Ukraine against Russia. We hope that these conflicts will stop as soon as possible and an agreement can be reached before more people are harmed. If you want to follow live information about the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, you can access our constantly updated content by clicking here.
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