The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was voted Person of the Year by Time magazine, which also highlights Ukraine’s resilience in the face of Russia’s invasion, which has been underway since February 24.
“2022 Time Person of the Year: Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ghost of Ukraine”, reads in this Wednesday’s announcement by the magazine on social networks.
TIME’s 2022 Person of the Year: Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ghost of Ukraine #TIMEPOY https://t.co/06Y5fuc0fG pic.twitter.com/i8ZT3d5GDa
– TIME (@TIME) December 7, 2022
Zelensky, 44, has been the face of Ukrainian resistance for nine months since the Russian invasion began on February 24, when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered what he called a special military operation on Ukrainian territory.
“Whether the battle for Ukraine brings hope or fear, Volodymyr Zelensky has galvanized the world in a way we haven’t seen in decades,” Time’s editor-in-chief wrote. Edward Felsenthal, for whom the choice “has never been clearer”.
“To prove that courage can be as contagious as fear, to inspire people and nations to unite in defense of freedom, to remind the world of the fragility of democracy – and peace – Volodymyr Zelensky and the spirit of Ukraine the 2022 Time Person of the Year,” wrote the New York-based magazine.
“There wasn’t much in Zelensky’s biography that could predict his willingness to stand and fight,” writes Time magazine, recalling that the Ukrainian president “never served in the armed forces”.
President of Ukraine since April 2019, “his professional instincts are drawn from a life as an actor on stage, a specialist in improvisational comedy and a producer in the film industry,” the publication reads.
Zelensky’s experience in the entertainment world has given him an advantage, the Time article reports. “Now your audience was the worldand was determined not to let him down.
“In the weeks following the beginning of the Russian bombings on February 24, their decision not to flee Kiev but to stay and seek support was crucial,” he said. highlights Time.
The magazine also supports the choice, underlining that “from his first post, of 40 seconds, on Instagram, on Feb. 25 – showing his office was intact and working – to the daily speeches delivered from a distance in institutions such as parliaments, the World Bank and the Grammy Awards, the President of Ukraine has been everywhere”.
In 2021, Time Magazine named businessman Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and SpaceX, Person of the Year.
News updated at 14:23
With Lusa
Source: DN
