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Who Is Volodymyr Zelenskyy?

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From the episode: President Zelenskyy: Peace Is A Huge Compromise, The Horrific Atrocities Of Russian War Crimes!

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy starred as a school teacher who becomes president in Servant of the People, and Steven Bartlett says Zelenskyy then became president.

Steven Bartlett says that between the ages of 34 and 37, Zelenskyy appeared in feature films and played that teacher in the satirical series. Zelenskyy says the character is a teacher of history, and he definitely did not expect to become president. The idea was about 10 to 12 years old: a person from the people, with no political background, becomes president. Zelenskyy says that is how it turned out.

Steven Bartlett says Zelenskyy registered Servant of the People as a real political party in Ukraine. Zelenskyy says it was not calculated that way. The series was very popular, he already had a political satire project before it, and he says he already had his bearings in politics.

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