Zelensky surpassed Musk in the ranking of the most influential people / Photo: collage: “Today”
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky the most powerful person 2022 according to Time magazine. Readers of an authoritative American publication gave more votes for him.
This is stated on the site edition of Time.
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The head of state received more than 3.3 million votes and took first place with 5% of the vote. In second place is Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with 3.5% of the vote.
When Russian troops launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February, Zelenskiy, a comedian who had no political experience before being elected president of Ukraine in 2019, stepped onto the world stage and rallied leaders to support Ukraine.
Bush called Zelensky “the Winston Churchill of our time”
43rd US President George W. Bush named the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky “Winston Churchill of our time”.
“I had the honor to speak for a few minutes with President Zelensky – the Winston Churchill of our time – this morning. I thanked the President for his leadership, his example and his dedication to freedom, and I saluted the courage of the Ukrainian people. President Zelensky assured me that they would not falter in in their fight against Putin’s barbarism and banditry. Americans are inspired by their fortitude and resilience. We will continue to support Ukrainians defending their freedom,” Bush wrote on Instagram.
In turn, Zelensky said that “Americans are frank, open people” and that Ukrainians and Americans have common values. The head of state invited Bush to visit Ukraine at a convenient time for him.
Source: Segodnya
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