About our Volodymyr Zelensky news
Latest news on Volodymyr Zelensky, the sixth and current president of Ukraine, serving since 2019.
Zelensky is a former comedian and actor and the founder of the popular production company Kvartal 95. Zelensky won the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election with 73.23% of the vote, campaigning as an anti-establishment and anti-corruption figure.
As leader of Ukraine, Zelensky faced an escalation of tensions with Russia in 2021, followed by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Subsequently Zelensky's international stature rose considerably, and he was named Time Person of the Year for 2022.