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Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the President of Ukraine, having taken office in May 2019. A former comedian and television producer, he gained prominence through his role in the television series 'Servant of the People,' where he played a schoolteacher who unexpectedly becomes president. Zelenskyy ran for office as a political outsider, campaigning on anti-corruption and reform agendas. His leadership has been particularly noted during the ongoing conflict with Russia, where he has sought to rally international support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Quotes by year · 2021–20261,430 total · peak 2026 (506)
2021: 4 quotes2022: 350 quotes2023: 40 quotes2024: 26 quotes2025: 504 quotes2026: 506 quotes
Jan 1, 2023

They're afraid, you can feel it, and their right to be afraid because they're losing.

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Dec 21, 2022

This is a fight for democracy. This is something that benefits the United States globally when democracies win over autocracies like Russia.

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Dec 21, 2022

We're not asking for donations. We're asking for an investment in your own future.

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Oct 23, 2022

Ukrainians should prepare themselves for the toughest winter yet.

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Oct 10, 2022

The leader of Russia feeling the approach of his end is trying to force the democratic world to surrender with a terrorist rush, to retreat, to lose. This can only be the desire of an insane person.

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Oct 9, 2022

He believes that the only answer that Ukrainians can give to this at this point in time is by making it more difficult for the Russians on the battlefield.

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Oct 4, 2022

Dozens of settlements have already been liberated from the Russian pseudo-referendum. This week alone, our soldiers are not stopping and it’s only a matter of time before we expel the occupier from all of our land.

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Sep 30, 2022

Putin doesn`t know what dignity and honesty is. We are ready for dialogue with Russia, but only with a different Russian president.

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Sep 29, 2022

The entire territory of our country will be liberated from this enemy, the enemy not only of Ukraine, but of life itself, of humanity, law and truth. Russia already knows this. It feels our power.

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Sep 25, 2022

You are very right in saying that we are united. We have become even more united now than ever.

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Sep 25, 2022

Yes, that's exactly so. That is correct.

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Sep 25, 2022

I think that there's sanctions that must be implemented towards the very end completely.

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Sep 25, 2022

I'm one of the targets, of course.

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Sep 25, 2022

We have become even more united now than ever.

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Sep 25, 2022

We need to keep applying pressure. They are terrorists. They don't have honor.

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Sep 25, 2022

Thousands of people have been killed, raped, tortured.

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Sep 25, 2022

I don't have anything to add. My opinion is no.

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Sep 25, 2022

The sanctions need to continue. The sanctions will have political impact, as well as financial impact.

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Sep 25, 2022

I don't think he's bluffing. I think the world is deterring it and containing this threat.

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Sep 25, 2022

He knows that he's losing the war.

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Sep 25, 2022

The referendum can lead to very tragic moments.

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Sep 21, 2022

Ukraine demands punishment for trying to steal our territory, punishment for the murders of thousands of people, punishment for tortures and humiliations of women and men, punishment for the catastrophic turbulence that Russia provoked…

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Sep 20, 2022

A crime has been committed against Ukraine. And we demand just punishment.

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