Time’s 2022 “Person of the Year” is Zelenskyy

• Volodymyr Zelenskiy galvanized Ukrainians and gained global praise for fighting Russia’s invasion.
• He refused to leave Kyiv as Russian bombs fell and traveled around his war-torn nation.
• Time magazine named him its “Person of the Year” on Wednesday.

Time magazine named Volodymyr Zelenskyy 2022’s “Person of the Year” on Wednesday, saying he galvanized Ukrainians and gained global praise for fighting Russia’s invasion.

Refusing to leave Kyiv as Russian bombs fell, the erstwhile comedian rallied his compatriots in broadcasts and traveled around his war-torn nation, the publication noted.

Zelenskiy visited Ukraine’s frontlines on Tuesday.

“Zelenskiy’s wartime triumph rested on contagious daring. In the initial days of the invasion, when everyone knew the president had stayed, it circulated through Ukraine’s political elite “Time lauded the 44-year-old leader.

Elon Musk received Time’s “Person of the Year” in 2021, the year Tesla became the world’s most valuable carmaker. This tradition began in 1927.

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