The Ukrainian president has drawn the admiration of people around the world. What he really wants is more military assistance.
who played a president on television, who then ran for office and became a president, who early in his tenure was subjected to attempted political extortion by then-President
But no previous foreign dignitary, with the possible exception of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1941, with whom Zelensky has been compared, has spoken under the conditions that will surround the Ukrainian’s appearance on Wednesday — a leader in the depths of a conflict, his country under attack and with no certain end.
Tom Tugendhat, chairman of the U.K. Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and a military veteran, was in the Commons last week when Zelensky appeared on the video screens. He said he was struck by the contrast of the suits and ties in the Commons chamber and Zelensky “sitting in his fatigues, unshaven and looking like my former comrades did just coming off patrol.
by former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, “who fled instantly when the Taliban appeared at the gates of Kabul.”, when Zelensky was supposedly offered U.S. help to evacuate and said in reply, “The fight is here. I need ammunition, not a ride.” True story or not, it has taken on iconic status in Ukraine and beyond, adding to his own story.
His speeches are relatively short and as a result more powerful. To the British Parliament, the address was just over 1,000 words. He speaks with clarity and simplicity. He regularly recounts for his audiences the day-by-day horrors of the invasion — the civilian buildings targeted, the civilian casualties and suffering, the march of the Russian forces.
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