Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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A comedian who played a fictional president on Ukrainian television, then won the real presidency in 2019 with 73 percent of the vote.

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2026The Cross of Good NeighbourlinessAward2025Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAward2024Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double CrossAward2023Global Citizen AwardsAwardGrand Collar of the Order of LibertyAward2022“On our Zmiinyi Island, defending it to the last, all the border guards died heroically.”In their words25 February 2022(25 February 2022) quoted here regarding the attack on Snake IslandRead the whole statement

“The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.”In their wordsFebruary 25, When speaking to an U.S. intelligence official about being offered an evacuation from Kyiv during] the 2022 Russian invasionRead the whole statement

“I'm the President of Ukraine. And I'm not iconic, I think that Ukraine is iconic. And I always was sure in it. And I knew it always. I knew it, that Ukraine is a special country.”In their words2 March 2022"Volodymyr Zelensky: See his dramatic transformation", CNN (2 March 2022)Read the whole statement

Coat of Arms of TallinnAwardFinancial Times Person of the YearAwardGrand Cross with collar of the Order of Vytautas the GreatAwardOrder of the White EagleAwardProfile in Courage AwardAwardRonald Reagan Freedom AwardAwardThe City of Athens Democracy AwardAwardTime Person of the YearAward2021“I will personally do everything possible to return Crimea so that it becomes part of Europe together with Ukraine.”In their words23 August 2021 article https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/23/ukraines-president-pledges-to-return-russia-annexed-crimea Ukraine’sRead the whole statement

2020“Chance of ending the war...As soon as possible. I want to believe that it will be this year. I really want to believe it and I DO believe, I do.”In their words25 August 2020Volodymyr Zelenskyy: 'high chance' of ending war in Ukraine 'this year'. (August 25 2020)Read the whole statement

2019“Politics is like bad cinema - people overact, take it too far. When I speak with politicians, I see this in their facial expressions, their eyes, the way they squint.”In their words4 November 2019Joshua Yaffa, "The Swamp" - interview in The New Yorker (4 November 2019)Read the whole statement

2003Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of UkraineAward

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Zelenskyy in Prague in 2009

Zelenskyy (left) and Yevhen Koshovyi (right) co-hosting the opening portion of Teletriumph 2011, the national television awards of Ukraine. Kvartal 95 wrote the script and hosted the 2011 ceremony.

Zelenskyy (centre) performing with Kvartal 95 in 2018

Zelenskyy (centre) with Kvartal 95 visiting wounded Ukrainian soldiers in Odesa in 2016

In their own words 10

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

10 statements, newest first

On our Zmiinyi Island, defending it to the last, all the border guards died heroically.
Feb 25, 2022, (25 February 2022) quoted here regarding the attack on Snake Island, Own words
Today I initiated a phone call with the president of the Russian federation. The result was silence. Though the silence should be in Donbass.
Feb 24, 2022, As quoted in "Zelensky's emotional appeal to Russians" (24 February 2022), Own words
The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.
2022, February 25, When speaking to an U.S. intelligence official about being offered an evacuation from Kyiv during] the 2022 Russian invasion, Own words

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Awards

Distinguished Member of the European Order of Merit2026

The Cross of Good Neighbourliness2026

Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland2025

Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross2024

Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour2023

Charlemagne Prize2023

Global Citizen Awards2023

Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty2023

Ronald Reagan Freedom Award2022

Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion2022

Grand Cross with collar of the Order of Vytautas the Great2022

State Award of Alexander Dubček2022

Coat of Arms of Tallinn2022

Financial Times Person of the Year2022

Time Person of the Year2022

Order of the White Eagle2022

Profile in Courage Award2022

Order of Viesturs, 1st class2022

Award "For Freedom of Mass Media"2022

The City of Athens Democracy Award2022

Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine2003

Teletriumph

Philadelphia Liberty Medal

Boris Nemtsov Prize

Sakharov Prize

Weapon of Honor

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Spouse Olena Zelenska

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Born in 1978 in Kryvyi Rih to a Russian-speaking Jewish family, Zelenskyy earned a law degree but chose comedy instead, co-creating the production company Kvartal 95. His TV series Servant of the People, where he played a president, aired from 2015 to 2019 and became immensely popular; a party with the same name formed in March 2018. Running as anti-establishment and anti-corruption, he won the 2019 election in the biggest landslide in Ukrainian presidential history. Early on, he pushed e-government and tried to end the Donbas war through dialogue with Putin, but a Russian military buildup in 2021 sparked crisis. On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded; Zelenskyy declared martial law, stayed in the capital as it came under attack, and has since visited frontlines and met world leaders to secure military aid and support. Named Time Person of the Year for 2022, he remains in office under martial law, now the second-longest serving Ukrainian president.

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Ukraine