Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the sixth President of Ukraine, in office since 20 May 2019. He was born on 25 January 1978 in Kryvyi Rih, then part of the Soviet Union. He earned a law degree in 2000 but built his career in entertainment, co-founding the comedy studio Kvartal 95 in 2003 and working as an actor and television producer.

He starred in the television series Servant of the People, and the political party that took its name from the series was registered in 2018. He won the 2019 presidential election runoff on 21 April 2019 against the incumbent, Petro Poroshenko, with about 73 per cent of the vote.

Martial law was declared after Russia began its full scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. It has been extended since and has postponed elections. He has said he has not decided whether to seek a second term.

He is in the news in November 2026 after a call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, when he said India was ready to mediate on Black Sea food corridors, as Nation in Shorts reported.

Sources: Wikipedia, Britannica