Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said his role models are ordinary Ukrainians resisting invading Russian forces, comparing Russia to the fictional villain Lord Voldemort in the “Harry Potter” book series.
ZelenskyHe answered questions from students of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto, wearing military uniforms, via video conference.
When asked who a student’s role model is, Zelensky he said: “The people of Ukraine… and there are many of them”.
“An ordinary Ukrainian farmer who took his tractor and blocked the way to the Russian tanks, an ordinary woman who went out and stopped the progress of armored vehicles with her bare hands… These are the people I admire,” he said with a smile. an interpreter.
The student pointed Zelensky He has been compared by his supporters to Winston Churchill, the British leader of the Second World War, and to the fictional boy wizard Harry Potter, who eventually defeated his arch-enemy, Lord Voldemort.
“Thanks for those kind of comparisons. Harry Potter is better than Voldemort, and we know who Voldemort is in this war and who Harry Potter is, so we know how the war will end,” Zelensky said with a smile.
Zelenskiy, 44, a former comedian who once played a fictional president before entering politics on a popular television series, has garnered international acclaim for his refusal to leave Ukraine during the war and for urging Ukrainians to stand against the occupation.
source: Noticias
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