Zelensky is a historic figure that is defending Ukraine from Russia and bringing it back to Europe after so many centuries. He is a strategist and a doer. He is direct, honest, and ruthless. He is Ukraine's best chance to succeed in the modern history of Ukraine. 22X
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Zelensky’s transition from martial law raises power addiction concerns
"I don’t know how Zelensky will handle that fraught transition, whether he will have the wisdom and restraint to part with the extraordinary powers granted to him under martial law, or whether he will find that power too addictive." 20/
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Zelensky’s postwar transition and expanded wartime powers questioned
Questions remain about how Zelensky will handle the fraught postwar transition and whether he will relinquish his expanded wartime powers 19/
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Zelensky transformed from charismatic comedian to bulldog-like fighter
In a brief recent encounter, the author found little trace left of the charismatic young comedian Zelensky once was, replaced by a bulldog-like figure fixed on continuing the fight 17/
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War made Zelensky a steely leader, aides fear unchecked power
The war transformed the formerly naive Zelensky into a stubborn, steely and unsparing leader channeling Ukrainians' anger, though privately aides worried about his unchecked power 15/
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Zelensky’s confidence grows as rift with general widens
"But as the Russians went into retreat, Zelensky grew more confident. He formed his own military priorities, and they were not always aligned with the General’s. Soon the rift widened." 12/
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Zelensky’s risky secret Kherson visit buoyed residents under shelling
On a secret, risky trip to newly liberated Kherson, an emotional but reckless Zelensky walked into crowds against security advice but buoyed liberated residents under shelling 13/
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Zelensky-Zaluzhnyi rift over strategy challenges president’s hero status
A rift emerged between Zelensky and top general Valerii Zaluzhnyi over military strategy, with the commander gaining a cult following that challenged the president's standing as Ukraine's hero 11/
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Zelensky’s erratic mood during Donbas battle, invasion day 55
"Around the 55th day of the invasion, the battle for the Donbas had started, and Zelensky invited me to his office to talk. His aides warned that his schedule was erratic. Lately, they said, so was his mood." 10/
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Zelensky’s wartime actions: suspending opposition and stripping citizenship
As the war dragged on, Zelensky grew more ruthless, suspending opposition parties and stripping political rivals of Ukrainian citizenship when they tried entering the country 9/