President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has become the person of 2022 according to the British newspaper Financial Times (FT).
“Zelensky has become the personification of the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people in their fight against Russian aggression. It is for these reasons that the Financial Times recognized Zelensky as Man of the Year.”
The journalists specified that Zelensky used social networks, as Winston Churchill once used the radio. He called on Western countries to provide military and financial support, influencing the leaders of Europe and the United States. Zelenskiy persuaded Zapal to bear the costs to oppose Russian President Vladimir Putin and offer Kyiv a path to EU membership, the text notes.
"Ukraine surprised the world by repulsing the Russian assault on Kyiv and conducting a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions."
In October, citizens of Ukraine and Zelensky received the Andrei Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. .