President Volodymyr Zelensky was elected less than three years ago with no political experience, a former comedian and actor, footage of the 44-year-old has emerged on social media of his appearance on his country's first season of 'Dancing with the Stars'.
The past appearance resurfaced on Saturday when a Twitter user shared a montage of his performances with the caption: “So apparently Zelensky won the Ukrainian version of Dancing with the Stars in 2006 and the tape is even better than whatever you’re imagining.” The clip has since gone viral.
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Whatever his former life before entering the political arena, praise for the way he has tackled the invasion of his country by a defiant Putin has earned him approval from many quarters, one of them being the BBC , whose Stephen Mulvey wrote: “He has rallied the nation with his addresses and video selfies and given voice to Ukrainian anger and defiance of Russian aggression.
“While Russian President Vladimir Putin has appeared increasingly erratic - accusing Ukraine of "genocide" in the breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk republics, and talking of the need to "de-Nazify" the country - President Zelensky, from a Russian-speaking Jewish family, has remained dignified, resolute and articulate.”
“These pronouncements have revealed a side that many critics - including a large chunk of the intelligentsia - had not seen coming.”
Russia invaded Ukraine five days ago.
