Media contributions
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Title 'Captain of the ship': How President Zelenskyy has gained global recognition as a wartime leader Media name/outlet ITV News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 22/03/22 Description But speaking to ITV News, Dr Olga Onuch, a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Manchester, comments: "It's not the first time the world has woken up to Zelenskyy, but perhaps it's the first time they are seeing him for who he is."
Dr Olga Onuch has studied Zelenskyy extensively over the past four years, including the campaign leading up his presidency, and his time in office.
She explains: "The West is seeing him through a different lens, or the first time seeing him as an equal."
Adding: "The West has to listen to him now...he was right all along about warning of Russian invasion. It’s these moments of both awe and horror in what he was saying to them was correct."
He has portrayed himself to be a defiant leader. From the outset he has refused to leave his country, despite offers of safety.
Dr Onuch comments: "There is nothing more inspiring than watching someone do things that are braver than you would ever dream of doing or would do."
She adds: "I think watching him, we would know our own limits, that we would flee, we would not stay and fight.
"I doubt that he’s not afraid, I doubt any human being would not be afraid. Even in the face of threat and fear, he often talks about civic duty and duty of ordinary citizens to do the right thing."...URL https://www.itv.com/news/2022-03-22/how-president-zelenskyy-has-gained-global-recognition-as-a-wartime-leader Persons Olga Onuch
Keywords
- Russia-Ukraine war
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy