Intense. Impatient. Sleep-deprived. Step into the relentless world of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine's wartime president.
Item 1 of 9 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File PhotoUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 20, 2024.
This week, he instead found himself professing his desire to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin as he expressed anger and anguish over an airstrike that hit Ukraine's largest They paint a portrait of a leader who has become tougher and more decisive, less tolerant of mistakes and even prone to paranoia, as he copes with round-the-clock stress and fatigue.
Many of the people interviewed spoke of being impressed by Zelenskiy's mental endurance and his ability to cope with his role as Ukraine's president, wartime commander-in-chief and bridge to the world. At the same time, Zelenskiy has grown increasingly "paranoid" about suspected Russian attempts to assassinate him and destabilise Ukraine's leadership, according to a senior European official who has held talks with the leader.Zelenskiy's grave appeals to the NATO summit this week present a stark counterpoint to the irreverent comedy sketches that sent audience into howls of laughter in years gone by.
He found his niche in entertainment, building a hit comedy troupe - named Kvartal 95 after his home district - which won the KVN Russian TV talent show popular across the former Soviet region. A president elected to drain the establishment swamp in a fierce expression of Ukrainian democracy has become ruler of a country under martial law.
U.S. Representative Michael McCaul, the Republican chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who has met Zelenskiy several times in Ukraine and in Washington, told Reuters that he had grown into his position as an inspiring wartime leader. "He repeats 15 times what he needs, that we need to do more or face the consequences, and he doesn't let it go," said the senior European official.
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