What to know about Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s TV president turned wartime leader

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Just a few years ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was playing Ukraineâs president on television. Now, heâs a real-life wartime leader directing his outgunned country in its fight against the Russian invasion.

Though he says he has become the Kremlinâs âtarget No. 1,â he has earned the respect of much of the Ukrainian public by refusing to flee the capital. Instead he has walked the streets of Kyiv and urged Ukrainians to resist, while crafting a successful communications strategy that has won the hearts and minds of European leaders and voters.

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While acknowledging that Moscow has vastly superior forces it has not yet deployed, Western officials say Zelenskyâs leadership has firmed up Ukrainian resolve. Hereâs what you need to know about Zelensky.

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