From February 24, 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, to February 14, 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made 563 public speeches. This was reported on March 3 by the Ukrainian edition Forbesreferring to their own calculations.
Zelensky speaks an average of 1.6 times a day, the total duration of his speeches is more than 32 hours, about every fourth speech is designed for a foreign audience, the newspaper notes.
Forbes found out that the “lion’s share” of the texts of daily daily appeals and speeches on political topics to the Ukrainian president is written by former journalist Dmitry Litvin, the former screenwriter of the Kvartal 95 studio, where Zelensky worked before the presidency, Yury Kostyuk, specializes in cultural topics. “External experts” are also involved.
Also, when creating texts, “often present” is the press secretary of the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Darya Zarovna, who has journalistic experience. According to her, Zelensky himself “often comes to meetings” with 70% of the key messages and ideas in his head.
According to Forbes, Zelenskiy may be working on speeches in “half an hour between meetings and calls, and maybe on the road.” The interlocutor of the publication said that the appeal to the British Parliament was already written on the plane.
“Neither the president nor the first lady [Елена Зеленская] will not agree to participate in the event if there is no understanding of how the audience can help Ukraine in the war,” a person from the OP told the journalist.
The publication notes that in Zelensky’s speeches there is “sincerity, directness and emotionality.”
“He manages to place listeners from different countries in a common context with Ukraine, to make their Ukrainian war. This is done with the help of historical allusions, cultural parallels, shared experience. Embassies in the respective countries help in the search,” Forbes explains.
Zelensky addresses Ukrainians daily. So, on March 3, he said that the world is obliged to restore justice and bring the terrorist state Russia and its leadership to justice.
