US Time Magazine: "Chaplin Transforms into Churchill"... High Praise for Ukraine's President Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] The American magazine Time praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he "has transformed from Chaplin into Churchill."

The American current affairs weekly Time featured a special article titled "How President Zelensky Defended Ukraine and United the World" on the 2nd (local time), with the Ukrainian flag on the cover photo. The Ukrainian sentence on the cover is from Zelensky's speech at the European Parliament on the 1st, where he said, "Life will overcome death, and light will overcome darkness."

Time praised, "(President Zelensky) stayed in Kyiv despite assassination threats from Russia, boosting the people's will to resist. He has transformed from Charlie Chaplin into Churchill. In some ways, he is braver than Charles de Gaulle. As a wartime leader, he is on par with Churchill."

Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill led the victory in World War II, despite London being reduced to ashes by violent German air raids, declaring, "We shall defeat the Nazis."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky featured on the cover of the US news weekly Time. / Photo by Time Twitter capture

Time praised that since the Russian military attack began on the 24th of last month, President Zelensky has shown himself as a "courageous" leader.

Time stated, "He embodied a struggle that most Western politicians had forgotten," and "He succeeded in moving the world's democracies in ways unimaginable just a week ago."

In particular, his action of not fleeing despite the Russian advance and defending the capital was called "a courageous act that changed the course of history."

Meanwhile, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United States offered President Zelensky asylum abroad citing assassination threats. However, Zelensky reportedly refused, saying, "This is the battlefield. I need weapons."

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