Who is Volodymyr Zelensky? All you need to know about the President, facing the toughest times

“Volodymyr Zelensky is the current President of Ukraine, and he is facing some of the toughest times in his presidency right now. With the Russia-Ukraine conflict Zelensky is under a lot of pressure to handle the situation. In this Article, we will take a look at Volodymyr Zelensky’s life and career, and see what makes him qualified to be President of Ukraine.”

President Volodymyr Zelensky is being pressured heavily because of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky was once a famous comedian, but now he is being blamed for starting a war under pressure from America.

However, Zelensky claims that he is willing to do anything to stop the war. Soon after the Russian army attack began, Ukrainian President Zelensky issued a statement saying that Vladimir Putin was not picking up his phone. Zelensky even said that he has been trying to talk with Putin for the past several days, but there is no response from Russia.

Let us tell you, Zelensky became the President of Ukraine in 2019. During his tenure, he announced a policy to make the country a member of NATO and the European Union by amending the constitution of Ukraine.

How Volodymyr Zelensky became Ukraine’s President from a Comedian?

Volodymyr Zelensky became president of Ukraine because people liked him as a comedian.

Zelensky was 41 years old when he became president of Ukraine. He had no political experience compared to his predecessor’s heads of state. Since he became president, tensions between Ukraine and Russia have been constant.

Despite Russian pressure, Volodymyr Zelensky pushed hard for his country to get full membership of NATO. This angered Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Russia, Ukraine has decided to militarize itself in violation of a 1990 agreement. Russian president Putin sees this as a direct threat to Russia.

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Born on January 25, 1978

Volodymyr Zelensky was born on 25 January 1978 in the Soviet Union city of Krivy Rih. The city is currently part of Ukraine. Zelensky’s parents were Jewish. When he was a child, Zelensky’s family moved to live in Erdenet, Mongolia.

Volodymyr Zelensky’s early education happened in Mongolia. But he could still speak Ukrainian and Russian. He returned to Ukraine when he grew up and graduated from the Kyiv National Economic University with a law degree in 1995.

Despite this, Zelensky made a career in the field of comedy. During his studies, Zelensky was very much drawn to theatre. He appeared in the group of the performance Quartle 95, KVN in 1997.

Featured in Several Films and Comedy Shows

In 2003, he founded a TV production company with the name of his comedy team Quartle 95. This company produced a show for Ukraine’s 1+1 network. The show was financed by a controversial billionaire owner. Ihor Kolomoisky is said to have paid for all the expenses of Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidential election.

Volodymyr Zelensky became an extremely successful actor on Ukrainian television by 2010. He has acted in several superhit TV shows and movies, most notably Love in the Big City (2009) and Rzhevskiy vs Napoleon (2012).

Touched New Heights after 2014

In 2014, Zelensky was very important to Ukraine. The same year, the Ukrainian people revolted and got rid of the pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovich.

In response, Russia invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea. Not only this, since then Russia also started helping the rebels in the Donbas region of Ukraine with arms and money. 

Volodymyr Zelensky’s name became more famous after he starred in a satire show called “Political Staff Servant of the People.” In this show, Zelensky played the role of Vasily Goloborodko, who was a man with political aspirations. The show was highly praised and helped to increase Zelensky’s popularity.

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Defeated Poroshenko and took over the command of Ukraine in 2019

After spending a lot of time playing the President in movies, Zelensky decided to take a political step in 2019. He challenged the then President Petro Poroshenko in the presidential election.

According to the BBC, he avoided discussing serious issues during his presidential campaign. He made headlines by posting light-hearted humorous videos on social media as part of his campaign plan.

In the presidential election held in the same year, he was elected President of Ukraine with more than 70 percent of the vote.