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Ukrainian President Zelensky’s journey from comedian to convincing war leader – BBC News
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@drnoe1027
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Convincing? Whom is he convincing?
@tagret2051
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Quite sickening.
Just a discusting, vile , cant say anymore. Im sick.
@superbert35
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Convincing?
@chloe-xp5bh
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
How many people think you're crazy? Still going to win, Wasn't it supposed to be over by now?
@chloe-xp5bh
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
He is so corrupt. Where did all the money go that the United States gave them? He kept it instead of fighting a war.
@chloe-xp5bh
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
He is more evil than the Russian leader.
@abdulhadad1901
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
He did finished the conflict by replacing it with a full scale war ! 🤦♂️ Zionist puppet !
@houndsofroses3727
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
I absolutely adore this man… our English government could learn a few things from him x he's young… charismatic, is honest and cares about it his people xxx ❤❤❤❤
@kevoreilly6557
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Convincing? As in BAFTA convincing?
@TheJcrist
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Zelensky is such a great man but he would be even better if he kept walking on high heels and playing piano.
@mahnamahna1669
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Now he is the corrupt president filling his pockets with loot for when he flees Ukraine after their horrific losses and catastrophic defeat.
@NbNb1987
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Great man…patriotic man
@mariadolgopolova1618
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Тварь, тебе бы за своих детей бояться. Скотина наркоманская. Ты скольких людей в могилы загнал.
@manolaykhounviseth1864
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Wow… maybe I should take up a new career without a degree, maybe I should take up acting!
So he wants to stop war but is creating one???
@scrubadubduck
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Poor zelensky didn't know the kind of responsibility and suffering he has to later endure for his country …. don't ever take anything for granted
@ash7604yaman
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Oñe death is sufficient to maje almighty sovereign LORD God angry ànd he made God so angry that the earth will shake
@ash7604yaman
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Now Ukraine are dancing with bullets, guns and dead bodies Ukraine is park of USSR and putin will put out the light and ball rooms of Hollywood entertainers who wants invest in Ukraine you wont get a pinch of salt from Ukraine they will ask you for some dont trust these money lovers bankers they will sacrifice your wealth for bombs and in reture you het pollution and death it happened when they lend money to Hitler's government officials to fund the wars in Europe end of Zionists war merchants .
@antioch1975
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
I really dont know a whole lot about the guy but i wish my country(US) wouldnt send billions to him. Let the EU deal with the war, we've done enough to help Europe in the 20th century. It's not our problem.
@dorimeameno5514
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Yeah, he sure is a comedian, his entire country is a joke!
@bojoza47
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
What a joke
@monami5658
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
When Zelinski said that he didn’t need a ride out of Ukraine… but weapons! Was powerful!
@scottvino1141
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Sold 70 percent of the weapons give by NATO while His soldiers give there life s wait for them
@mrbesinadventures1909
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
If ukraine remains neutral between russia and nato. For sure theres no war. Zelensky picks the wrong decision. He should be friend with russia.
@nicovandeventer3120
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Perfect brainwashing
@sebastianwrites
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
I still get very emotional as I hear the Ukrainian interpreter translating Zelensky's words in the European Parliament, and the translators voice emotional and choking with pride.
I think this was one of mankind's greatest moments!
@rhondabailey9238
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
…when that translator's voice cracks, you try to imagine what they have been fighting and still even worse because world fear allowed putin a long lasting genocide and now the huge catastrophe of the dam
@martinhirons213
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Convincing war leader??!!
@elenamiller5473
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
ЧМО ПОСЛЕДНЕЕ!!!!!!!! АМЁБА ХОДЯЧАЯ!!!!! ЕВРОПЕЙСКО-АМЕРИКАНСКИЙ БОМЖ !!!!!!!!
@nilslarson7532
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
convincing …
@universal7564
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
What a joke.
@remains1027
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
Can somebody post some jokes this man told because all i see is a shitty actor playing the same shitty part he always was
@hongry-life
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
To me it's not convincing at all. I find the continuous begging a cringy performance.
Idk what leverage he has on some of our so called 'leaders' so that they bow so deep to him and hand him all of the people's tax money and all of the countries' military equipment as if they were his servants or victims of some type of extortion or so.
The demilitarization and skimming of assets of the west goes well though. Idk who planned that, but the execution makes good progress.
@neverlandca
January 6, 2024 at 5:43 am
моя киця миця 💚