On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, Time Magazine named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the soul of Ukraine “Person of the Year” for 2022. The 44-year-old is a symbol of perseverance and defiance. Against the invasion of Russia from February 24th.
“This year’s choices were the clearest. Whether fighting for Ukraine brings hope or fear The world has moved at the pace of Volodymyr Zelensky in 2022,” said Edward Felsenthal, editor-in-chief oftime magazineto specify
“Both demonstrate that courage can be transmitted as well as fear, prompting people and nations to unite to defend freedom. and reminding the world that Democracy and peace are fragile Volodymyr Zelensky and the spirit of Ukraine. he is Time’s Person of the Year 2022.
Mr. Felsenthal further said that Zelensky became a household name in 2022, rose from comedian to president in 2019, and became a global icon after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine. By sending daily video messages to everyone from world leaders to ordinary citizens. and he did what the West didn’t think it could do, like protect Kiev from falling into Russian hands. And he made the whole world turn their attention to Ukraine that some people may not even know where it is on the map.
Time reporter Simon Schuster, who has covered the Ukraine and Selensky wars over the past nine months, said the Russian aggression was “a very strong threat”. and the burden of Zelensky’s new role as a defender of democracy has changed this president a lot.
“In April, less than two months of invasion. Zelensky told me that he grew up and changed with all this knowledge that he never needed,” Schuster said. The change is even greater. an assistant who considered it a frivolity Now they admire their strength. The little things that upset him But right now, he just shrugged, he didn’t care.
“Some of his assistants probably miss old Zelensky. A humorist with a child’s smile. But they realize Now he needs to be different. He be tougher and ignore distractions or else his country than he may not survive”.
