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The Documentary: Zelensky: The making of a president

Zelensky: The making of a president

30/04/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Zelensky: The making of a president

From political novice to Ukraine’s wartime leader - a profile of President Zelensky

From political novice to Ukraine’s wartime leader - a profile of President Zelensky.

For weeks Volodymyr Zelensky has been leading his nation against a devastating invasion by Russia. As Ukraine continues to resist one of the most powerful armies in the world, President Zelensky has been lauded as the man of this moment. Yet the man who had spent most of his life telling jokes was a political novice when first elected. The BBC’s correspondent in Ukraine, Jonah Fisher, first met Volodymyr Zelensky in January 2019 when he was known as a comedian and actor. He charts Zelensky's incredible journey from comedian to internationally acclaimed wartime leader of his country.

(Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky makes a speech on the evaluation of the 22nd day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Credit: Getty Images)

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