Is Ukraine Souring On President Volodymyr Zelenskiy?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks at news briefing last month. Valentyn Ogirenko Pool via Reuters file 

NBC: Ukraine sours on President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as challenges mount for former comedian

“They feel his lack of experience and use it against him,” Oleksandr Danylyuk, Ukraine’s former national security chief, said. “I want Ukraine to be independent,” Mykola Mykytenko wrote on Instagram, hours before he set himself on fire in Kyiv’s central Maidan Square. 

The 49-year-old died Oct. 14, three days after his extreme protest in the heart of the country’s capital, where months of massive anti-government demonstrations took place at the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014. His daughter Yulia told reporters at a memorial event shortly after his death that he was protesting against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. 

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WNU Editor: Ukrainians are not tired of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. They are worried about their future, the economy, the pandemic, and the war in the east, and wished that all of this was over. Ukraine President Zelenskiy also has the advantage that his opponents are the same old crowd that everyone hates.

Ukraine President Zelenskiy Tests Positive For COVID-19

President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak (R) wear masks at a regular meeting on the government response to the coronavirus pandemic on May 19, 2020. On Nov. 9, 2020, Zelensky and Yermak both announced that they had tested positive for COVID-19. Photo by President's Office press service

There are no lucky people for whom #COVID19 does not pose a threat. Despite all the quarantine measures, I received a positive test. I feel good & take a lot of vitamins. Promise to isolate myself, but keep working. I will overcome COVID19 as most people do. It's gonna be fine!

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) November 9, 2020

VOA: Ukraine President Zelenskiy Tests Positive for COVID-19 

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday became the latest world leader to test positive for COVID-19. 

Zelenskiy tweeted the announcement, saying “There are no lucky people for whom #COVID19 does not pose a threat. Despite all the quarantine measures, I received a positive test. I feel good & take a lot of vitamins. Promise to isolate myself but keep working. I will overcome COVID19 as most people do. It's gonna be fine!”

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WNU Editor: The pandemic is battering Ukraine right now. My aunt on my mother's side lives in northeastern Ukraine. She and the entire family contracted the disease a few weeks. My aunt's husband is still in the hospital, but not in intensive care. The rest have since recovered. 

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky tests positive for coronavirus -- New York Post