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Volodymyr Zelenskyy

President of Ukraine
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy is the sixth President of Ukraine (since May 20, 2019). Prior to this, he worked as an actor, comedian, showman, producer, and screenwriter. From 2010 to 2012, he worked as the general producer of the Inter TV channel. He was born in 1978 in Kryvyi Rih. He received his higher education at the Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute, earning a bachelor's degree in law. He began his career as the captain of the comedy team "95th Quarter". His political career began in 2019 with the support of the "Servant of the People" party. In the presidential elections of the same year, he won with 73.22% of the vote. In 2022, he was named "Person of the Year" by Time magazine.
1997
Created and headed the KVN (Club of the Funny and Inventive People) team "Kvartal 95," which later transformed into the studio of the same name
2015
Played the main role in the television series "Servant of the People," where his character became the President of Ukraine
2019
Won a convincing victory in the presidential elections, gaining 73% of the votes
2019
Dissolved parliament and initiated early parliamentary elections, where his party won a majority
2019
Restored Ukrainian citizenship to Mikheil Saakashvili
2020
Achieved some progress in the fight against corruption in Ukraine
2022
Remained in Kyiv at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, refusing evacuation
2022
United Ukrainian society and mobilized international support to defend Ukraine
2022
Made a visit to the United States to secure support and assistance
2022
Was named Person of the Year by Time magazine
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War in Ukraine • May 19, 03:25 PM • 12720 views
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War in Ukraine • May 19, 03:02 PM • 10963 views
Peskov said that Russia is ready for "hard work" to resolve the war in Ukraine - Russian media

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War in Ukraine • May 19, 02:59 PM • 1994 views
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Politics • May 19, 02:53 PM • 10420 views
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Politics • May 19, 02:15 PM • 2985 views
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War in Ukraine • May 19, 01:57 PM • 25703 views
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Politics • May 19, 01:46 PM • 5021 views
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Politics • May 19, 01:32 PM • 9144 views
It is important that the support continues: Zelensky invited the newly elected President of Romania to Ukraine

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Politics • May 19, 12:58 PM • 1971 views
Zelensky instructed to expand the negotiating group after negotiations in Istanbul

The President of Ukraine held a meeting on diplomatic efforts to achieve peace. He instructed to form a permanent expanded national negotiating group.

War in Ukraine • May 19, 12:20 PM • 2487 views
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Politics • May 19, 12:18 PM • 2917 views
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War in Ukraine • May 19, 12:12 PM • 2802 views
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War in Ukraine • May 19, 07:46 AM • 4010 views
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War in Ukraine • May 19, 06:12 AM • 5413 views
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War in Ukraine • May 19, 05:58 AM • 3771 views
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Politics • May 19, 03:27 AM • 53162 views
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War in Ukraine • May 19, 01:14 AM • 5650 views
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War in Ukraine • May 19, 12:07 AM • 29729 views
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Politics • May 18, 09:58 PM • 19898 views
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War in Ukraine • May 18, 09:14 PM • 7016 views
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War in Ukraine • May 18, 06:12 PM • 12261 views
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War in Ukraine • May 18, 05:02 PM • 6298 views
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The US presented a 22-point peace plan in Istanbul, the first of which is a ceasefire, Trump's special representative said.

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War in Ukraine • May 18, 03:16 PM • 6758 views
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Politics • May 18, 02:47 PM • 6364 views
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The President of Ukraine met with US representatives in Rome, discussing diplomacy, sanctions, defense cooperation, and prisoner exchange. He emphasized the importance of pressure on Russia.

Politics • May 18, 02:29 PM • 3836 views
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War in Ukraine • May 18, 02:20 PM • 10561 views