“We are dealing with a powerful state that is pathologically unwilling to let Ukraine go,” President Volodymyr Zelensky tells journalist Simon Shuster on a train from the front line back to Kyiv in 2022. Originally elected in 2019 as a president who would defend the interests of the Ukrainian people against the ruling class, the full-scale Russian invasion thrust Zelensky into the role of a wartime president tasked with ensuring Ukraine’s survival. Shuster’s new book “The Showman” covers moments of Zelensky’s life leading up to his presidential run and concludes shortly after the liberation of Kherson in November 2022.
Sep 02, 2023 // The rise of autocratic leaders in recent years has experts questioning whether democracy in on an irrevocable decline. In his latest book, Charles Dunst argues that defeating dictatorship and preserving democracy starts at home, but fails to lay out a blueprint for doing so writes Joshua Huminski.
Former heavyweight champ and Zelensky rival, who proudly displays a menorah on his shelf, tells Times of Israel that Ukraine is fighting for Western values, but needs more aid
"Putin has spent DECADES trying to craft his image & Zelenskyy used those heels to stomp all over it in a week. It must be killing Putin," one TikToker said.