On Dec. 21, 2022, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first known wartime trip outside Ukraine to meet with President Joe Biden and address a joint session of Congress. Mr Zelensky's popularity in Ukraine has. If that was the case in Zelenskys family, he hasnt said so. [105], Zelenskyy appointed Andriy Bohdan as head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine. [108] A number of the members of the Presidential Administration Zelenskyy appointed were former colleagues from his former production company, Kvartal 95,[106] including Ivan Bakanov, who became deputy head of the Ukrainian Secret Service. "[123], One of Zelenskyy's central campaign promises had been to end the Russo-Ukrainian War and resolve the Russia-sponsored separatist movement there. How Volodymyr Zelensky went from being the voice of Paddington Bear to fighting Russia as President of Ukraine While the transition from movie star to president is far from unique, there can. [79] On 22 April, U.S. president Donald Trump congratulated Zelenskyy on his victory over the telephone. (Instagram). Here are 18 things you should know about the man who has captured the world's attention. Read more about Zelenskys unusual path to politics here and follow The Independents live blog for updates on the war in Ukraine here. [19] Love in the Big City 3 was released in January 2014. [33] He later earned a law degree from the Kryvyi Rih Institute of Economics, then a department of Kyiv National Economic University and now part of Kryvyi Rih National University, but never worked in the legal field. In a 2018 interview with a friend from the entertainment industry, he described scoring so high on an international English exam that he had an opportunity after high school to study in Israel. But it was his hit TV show about a thirty-something teacher who unexpectedly becomes President of Ukraine that propelled him to mainstream stardom in 2015. Zelensky provided the voice of the iconic bear in the Ukrainian version of the film. From 21 January until 18 April 2019 Zelenskyy did not give interviews. [64][59] During the campaign, concerns were raised over his links to the oligarch Ihor Kolomoyskyi,[65] a billionaire businessman who had gained control of the 1+1 Media Group in 2010. [225], In April 2022, Zelenskyy criticized Germany's ties with Russia. 11. We are in Kyiv. He went shirtless for his COVID vaccination. Asked about his Jewishness by the French Jewish philosopher Bernard-Henry Levi in early 2019, Zelensky declined to explore it at length, Levy wrote when the interview appeared in the French newspaper Le Point. The. The fact that I am Jewish barely makes 20 in my long list of faults, he told Levi. But within just a few years, Mr Zelensky has swapped the frills of a dancefloor costume for army fatigues and body armour. [136][137] Soon, rumors began that Zelenskyy may have had some additional meetings beside the ones that were announced. JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Nama Volodymyr Zelensky menjadi salah satu sorotan dunia sejak akhir Februari 2022. He then pursued a career in comedy and created the production company Kvartal 95, which produced films, cartoons, and TV shows including the TV series Servant of the People, in which Zelenskyy played the role of the Ukrainian president. I, Volodymyr Zelensky, will lend my voice to the wonderful, charismatic, friendly bear Paddington . Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. We were mistaken. Prior to his acting career, he obtained a degree in law from the Kyiv National Economic University. [78] French president Emmanuel Macron received Zelenskyy at the lyse Palace in Paris on 12 April 2019. [58] He said he wished to restore trust in politicians, "to bring professional, decent people to power" and to "change the mood and timbre of the political establishment". We don't have any firearms. [156], In April 2021, in response to Russian military build-up at the Ukrainian borders, Zelenskyy spoke to American president Joe Biden and urged NATO members to speed up Ukraine's request for membership. The first appears when there are video cameras, the other Petro sends Medvedchuk privietiki (greetings) to Moscow". Zelenskyy turned down both offers and opted to remain in Kyiv with its defense forces, saying that "the fight is here [in Kyiv]; I need ammunition, not a ride". Until today I had no idea who provided the voice of @paddingtonbear in Ukraine. But I speak with him only in those moments which are personal for me.. Zelensky has said he has relatives who moved to Israel in the 1990s, during the wave of Jewish emigration from the newly dissolved Soviet Union. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. [164] Zelenskyy said that "we do not see a bigger escalation" than in early 2021 when Russia's military build-up started. [176] In the early hours of 26 February, during the most significant assault by Russian troops on the capital of Kyiv, the United States government and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoan urged Zelenskyy to evacuate to a safer location, and both offered assistance for such an effort. His most prominent acting role foreshadowed his presidency. Their daughter Oleksandra was born the following year, and they had a son, Kyrylo, in 2013. Cleveland rabbi sentenced to prison for soliciting underage sex had a prominent Conservative rabbi as his character witness, Why American Eagle now has a mezuzah at its Times Square flagship. We are defending Ukraine. [269] On 2 May 2019, Zelenskyy wrote on Facebook that "the border is the only thing Russia and Ukraine have in common". One piece of his comedy teams shtick was to pound the keys with their pants at their ankles and their hands in the air leaving little room for guessing how the music was getting made. [102] Fixing the referendum law had been one of Zelenskyy's campaign promises. [161], On 19 January 2022, Zelenskyy said in a video message that the country's citizens should not panic and appealed to the media to be "methods of mass information and not mass hysteria. Belum genap tiga tahun menjadi presiden Ukraina, Zelensky harus menjaga Ukraina dalam menghadapi invasi negara tetangga, Rusia. [31], Before starting elementary school, Zelenskyy lived for four years in the Mongolian city of Erdenet, where his father worked. He assumed office in May 2019 and is a member of the centrist political party Servant of the People. [198] Zelenskyy's Servant of the People party said that Ukraine would not give up its claims on Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk. The tweet included a link to a video of Zelensky voicing Paddington and then speaking in Ukrainian in front of a poster of the film. During the 2019 election campaign, Mr Zelensky stood as a populist, anti-establishment figure and often used Instagram or YouTube rather than mainstream media platforms. 1. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was the voice of Paddington Bear in the Ukrainian versions of "Paddington" and "Paddington 2." Zelensky, who is currently leading the Ukrainian. Zelenskyy is Jewish and his grandfather and three great uncles fought the Nazis, a detail he highlighted in a speech where he spoke directly to the Russian people on Feb. 24, 2022. [182], Zelenskyy has gained worldwide recognition as the wartime leader of Ukraine during the Russian invasion; historian Andrew Roberts compared him to Winston Churchill. The transition from entertainer to politician isn't unheard-of . [242], On 25 September 2022, Zelenskyy said that Putins threats to use nuclear weapons "could be a reality." By submitting the above I agree to the privacy policy and terms of use of JTA.org. [268], In response to suggestions to the contrary, he stated in April 2019 that he regarded Russian president Vladimir Putin "as an enemy". [257], In October 2020, he spoke in support of Azerbaijan in regards to the Nagorno-Karabakh war between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Honchurak was replaced as prime minister Denys Shmyhal. During the first two years of his administration, Zelenskyy oversaw the lifting of legal immunity for members of parliament (the Verkhovna Rada),[5] the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic recession, and some limited progress in tackling corruption in Ukraine. "[162][163] On 28 January, Zelenskyy called on the West not to create a "panic" in his country over a potential Russian invasion, adding that constant warnings of an "imminent" threat of invasion are putting the economy of Ukraine at risk. People who know him say he is who he seems right now. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a124030ee7f6c9c Im such a guy that if I get involved in a battle, I usually dont get out of it. Paddington starred Bonneville, Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent in 2014. The 44-year-old was a comedian and actor before moving into politics, and . In the 2018 interview with his entertainment industry friend, Zelensky characterized himself as someone who commits to a fight for the long haul a resonant idea as his country nears the end of its first week at war with Russia. A clip about the movies dubbing shows the soon-to-be president giving his voice to a delightful cuddly CGI bear. 15. [266][267] As he considered the leaders of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic (DPR and LPR) to be Russia's "puppets", it would "make no sense to speak with them". [197] He proposed a new collective security agreement for Ukraine with the United States, Turkey, France, Germany as an alternative to the country joining NATO. We scoured interviews in multiple languages, scrolled back through his social media posts and compiled some amazing YouTube clips to offer a more nuanced portrait. By Wilson Wong. Celebration for Zelensky's light-footedness came just days after British actor Hugh Bonneville, one of the stars of the "Paddington" franchise, made the revelation that the 44-year-old was . The anthropomorphic bear in a raincoat was voiced by Ben Whishaw (No Time To Die) for English-language audiences. So Is Its Prime Minister. British actor Hugh Bonneville, one of the stars of the hit Paddington movie franchise, revealed on Sunday that Zelensky, in fact, had voiced the beloved animated bear for the Ukrainian film audience. He was the voice of the Ukrainian version of Paddington. [35] He was soon invited to join the united Ukrainian team "Zaporizhia-Kryvyi Rih-Transit", which performed in the KVN's Major League, and eventually won in 1997. Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy[a] (also transliterated as Zelensky or Zelenskiy;[b] born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former comedian and actor who has served as the sixth and current president of Ukraine since 2019. "[272], During the presidential campaign, Zelenskyy promised bills to fight corruption, including removal of immunity from the president of the country, members of the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament) and judges, a law about impeachment, reform of election laws, and providing efficient trial by jury. He is a phenomenon proving to be every bit of an obstacle to Vladimir Putin as the Ukrainian troops fighting on the frontline. [38], Zelenskyy was a member of the board and the general producer of the TV channel Inter from 2010 to 2012. As early as October 2018, three months before his campaign announcement and six months before the presidential election, he was already a frontrunner in opinion polls. Prior to the elections, Zelenskyy presented a team that included former finance minister Oleksandr Danylyuk and others. I don't bite. Its him. [263] In August 2014, Zelenskyy performed for Ukrainian troops in Mariupol and later his studio donated 1 million to the Ukrainian army. [9] His administration faced an escalation of tensions with Russia in 2021, culminating in the launch of an ongoing full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022. The 44-year-old leader - who has remained alongside his people in the capital to fight against the Russian invasion, posting defiant videos from the streets of Kyiv - was a comedian and actor and. [146], In September 2019, it was reported that U.S. president Donald Trump had allegedly blocked payment of a congressionally mandated $400 million military aid package to Ukraine to pressure Zelenskyy during a July phone call between the two presidents to investigate alleged wrongdoing by Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden,[69][147] who took a board seat on Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma Holdings. Critics of Zelenskyy's administration have claimed that, in taking power away from the Ukrainian oligarchs, he has sought to centralize authority and strengthen his personal position. Its been previously revealed that the wartime leader was once the star of Ukrainian televisions series Servant of the People, in which an unsuspecting teacher is thrust into the seat of Ukraines presidency a role that inspired Zelensky to run for office in real life. Since 2015, Ukraine has banned Russian artists and other Russian works of culture from entering Ukraine. [83] Various foreign officials attended the ceremony in Ukraine's parliament (Verkhovna Rada), including Salome Zourabichvili (Georgia), Kersti Kaljulaid (Estonia), Raimonds Vjonis (Latvia), Dalia Grybauskait (Lithuania), Jnos der (Hungary), Maro efovi (European Union), and Rick Perry (United States). [229] In early June 2022, Zelenskyy's adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said that up to 200 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in combat every day. Yes. The. [220] In March 2022, Zelenskyy supported the suspension of 11 Ukrainian political parties with ties to Russia: the Socialist Party of Ukraine, Derzhava, Left Opposition, Nashi, Opposition Bloc, Opposition Platform For Life, Party of Shariy, Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine, Union of Leftists, and the Volodymyr Saldo Bloc. As far as I can tell, around 40 per cent of tweets posted in Britain in the past couple of days have been about Zelensky; about his courage . ", Until today I had no idea who provided the voice of @paddingtonbear in Ukraine. Are these people present among you? [127] In October 2019, Zelenskyy announced a preliminary deal struck with the separatists, under which the Ukrainian government would respect elections held in the region in exchange for Russia withdrawing its unmarked troops. For his part, Zelensky was dismissive of the adulation in a CNN interview from his bunker on Tuesday, saying, Its very serious, its not a movie Im not iconic, I think Ukraine is iconic., 16. The comedy series Svaty ("In-laws"), in which Zelenskyy appeared, was banned in Ukraine in 2017,[44] but unbanned in March 2019. [14][15][16][17], Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy was born to Jewish parents on 25 January 1978 in Kryvyi Rih, then in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. "[258], In February 2022, he applied for Ukraine to join the European Union. [10] He initially distanced himself from warnings of an imminent war, while also calling for security guarantees and military support from NATO to "withstand" the threat. Many British Paddington fans are only just realising that Ukraine 's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, was the voice of the beloved bear when the film was released in the country. [172] Zelenskyy also announced that diplomatic relations with Russia were being severed, effective immediately. [173] Later in the day, he announced general mobilisation. [99][100], In January 2021, parliament passed a bill updating and reforming Ukraine's referendum laws,[101] which Ukraine's Constitutional Court had declared unconstitutional in 2018. 1. Zelensky has said that his family remains in Ukraine but that he will not disclose their location; he told CNN on Tuesday that he had not seen them in three days. [289], On 27 March 2022, Slovakia awarded Zelenskyy one of the country's top awards, the State Award of Alexander Dubek. ", "The courage of Ukraine's unlikely wartime leader", " " " - ", " ()", " : , ", " - ", "ethnic Ukrainian father's farer's medal certificate", "Jewish comic who plays Ukraine president on TV leads Ukraine's presidential race", "Ukraine's Newly Elected President Is Jewish. [177][178][179], More than 90% of Ukrainians supported the actions of Zelenskyy,[180] including more than 90% in western and central Ukraine and more than 80% in Russian-speaking regions in eastern and southern Ukraine. [32][25] At the age of 16 he passed the Test of English as a Foreign Language and received an education grant to study in Israel, but his father did not allow him to go. [259][260], Zelenskyy has tried to position Ukraine as a neutral party in the political and trade tensions between the United States and China. "[117], Zelenskyy dismissed Bohdan as head of his presidential administration on 11 February 2020 and appointed Andriy Yermak as his successor the same day. The comedian-turned-politician . "Zelensky" redirects here. 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At one point, Zelensky makes the sounds generated when Paddington sticks electric toothbrushes up his nose. A collection of sixteen of Zelenskyy's speeches as president have been collected in a book. Click to reveal From 1998 to 2003, Kvartal 95 performed in the Major League and the highest open Ukrainian league of KVN, and the team members spent a lot of time in Moscow and constantly toured around post-Soviet countries. Videos of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's days in the entertainment industry went viral over the weekend as people around the world praise . Performance & security by Cloudflare. Mr Zelensky's grandfather, Semyon Ivanovych Zelensky, and his three. [261], Zelenskyy supported the late 2013 and early 2014 Euromaidan movement. As president, Zelenskyy has been a proponent of e-government and of unity between the Ukrainian and Russian speaking parts of the country's population. How Volodymyr Zelensky became face of the free world. [246][247] He met with President Joe Biden and addressed Congress delivering his full speech in English. You will not have a quiet place on this earth except for a grave. Public figures, journalists, musicians, actors, athletes, scientists, doctors, bloggers, stand-up comedians, Tik-Tokers and many more. How Zelensky prepares for the election", "Could a rock star become Ukraine's next president? [91] This initiative was completed on 3 September, when the new parliament passed a bill stripping lawmakers of legal immunity, delivering Zelenskyy a legislative victory by fulfilling one of his key campaign promises. [157], On 26 November 2021, Zelenskyy accused Russia and Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov of backing a plan to overthrow his government. [42][43][c] Once again, Zelenskyy spoke out against the intention of the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture to ban Russian artists from Ukraine.[39]. [190] While speaking about Ukrainian civilians who were killed by Russian forces, Zelenskyy said:[191]. Paddington [is a film] you can go to see with your whole family, and everyone will enjoy it regardless of your age, he adds. 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In an ironic turn, Zelensky was propelled to the presidency after he starred in the satirical TV show Servant of the People. Volodymyr Zelenskyy was the Ukrainian dubbed voice of Paddington. 139.59.239.221 He won the 2019 presidential election with a landslide 73 per cent of the vote, beating Petro Poroshenko. The series is about a teacher, played by Zelensky, who becomes Ukraine's president after his anti-corruption rant goes viral. [22][23][24] His grandfather, Semyon (Simon) Ivanovych Zelenskyy, served as an infantryman, reaching the rank of colonel in the Red Army (in the 57th Guards Motor Rifle Division) during World War II;[25][26] Semyon's father and three brothers were killed in the Holocaust. [124] Zelenskyy defended his negotiations, saying the elections would not be held before a Russian withdrawal. [265], In an interview in December 2018, Zelenskyy stated that as president he would try to end the ongoing war in Donbas by negotiating with Russia. Before being elected president of Ukraine in April 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy enjoyed a lengthy stint as an actor and performer. His father is a professor, while his mother worked as an engineer. Less than two years later, he won the presidency in a landslide. By. One of their standbys: the Jewish classic Hava Nagila., Who among us has not played "Hava Nagila" on a piano with their genitals on stage and then gone on to lead their country against a foreign invasion? Oh, and he won the country's version of Dancing with the Stars in 2006. The recent invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces and the bullish will of president Vladimir Putin is nothing short of despicable, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the leader of Ukraine putting up a valiant fight in the face of such evil. Zelensky, a former actor and comedian, was elected president of Ukraine in 2019. Sign up for JTAs Daily Briefing. The broad strokes of Zelenskys career have long been known to those who pay attention to Ukrainian politics or to their spillover effects in American government. [278][279] Civil rights organizations praised the statement, though criticizing its vagueness, as Zelenskyy eschewed details about legal proposals for civil partnerships. 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", " ", "Ukraine bans 38 Russian 'hate' books amid culture war", " - "", " , ", "Volodymyr Zelensky in major lead in Ukraine presidential election runoff: Biography, quotes", Pandora Papers Reveal Offshore Holdings of Ukrainian President and his Inner Circle, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, "Revealed: 'anti-oligarch' Ukrainian president's offshore connections", "Lawyer Zelenskyy has registered a new political party "Servant of the people", "The boundary of a joke. [199] However, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine was considering giving the Russian language protected minority status. He added that Putin "wants to scare the whole world" with nuclear blackmail. A closer look at Mr Zelenskys background suggests it should come as no surprise that he is comfortable in the role of heroic leader. And if the Russian leadership does not want to sit down at the table with us for the sake of peace, then perhaps, they will sit down at the table with you. 18 Volodymyr. [200], On 15 March 2022, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, together with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jana, visited Kyiv to meet with Zelenskyy in a display of support for Ukraine. Who can prevent this? 1:31h Biograph Fox Videos, "Who Is Volodymyr Zelensky? [40] In 2018, the romantic comedy Love in the Big City 2 starring Zelenskyy was banned in Ukraine.[why? The discussions exploded on social media on Sunday, when Black List founder Franklin Leonard, tweeted that Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's president and the man now seen around the globe for boldness on the stand for Ukraine's sovereignty had voiced the cartoon characters Paddington Bear in the Ukrainian version of the film. Just like people in Ukraine. A political party bearing the same name as the television show was created in March 2018 by employees of Kvartal 95. 18 things to know about Volodymyr Zelensky, 'Paddington' voice and Jewish defender of Ukraine He's young, funny, Jewish and committed to a strong democratic Ukraine, even at the risk of death. He doesnt like to lose. As Ukraines President Volodymyr Zelensky seals his political legacy, his legend grows in the US and UK. [48], In October 2021, the Pandora Papers revealed that Zelenskyy, his chief aide, and the head of the Security Service of Ukraine Ivan Bakanov operated a network of offshore companies in the British Virgin Islands, Cyprus, and Belize. "Ukraine has been granted security assurances in exchange for giving up the world's third-largest nuclear arsenal. Hello to my darling friends. 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