May 25, 2023 · President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine addressed the Johns Hopkins Class of 2023 via livestream during the university's Commencement ceremony, delivering a moving speech about the indispensable ideals of freedom, self-determination, and democracy and his nation's ongoing fight to defend those ideals in the face of foreign aggression.
Early life. Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy was born to Jewish parents on 25 January 1978 in Kryvyi Rih, then in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. His father, Oleksandr Zelenskyy, is a professor and computer scientist and the head of the Department of Cybernetics and Computing Hardware at the Kryvyi Rih State University of Economics and Technology; his mother, Rymma Zelenska, used to ...
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May 25, 2023 · BALTIMORE -- During a surprise commencement address to graduates of Johns Hopkins University on Thursday morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told them to take advantage of the time ...
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May 20, 2023 · Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at Hiroshima Airport to attend the Group of Seven (G7) nations' meetings in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Kyodo News via AP) AP
May 25, 2023 · BALTIMORE -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise address to Johns Hopkins University's class of 2023 at their commencement ceremony Thursday morning. The president appeared in ...
Feb 20, 2023 · Zelenskyy became a household name in Ukraine as a comedic actor, TV star, film producer and entertainment mogul. He ran for office in 2019 based on a character he'd created for a TV show called ...