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War in Ukraine: immersion in the privacy of Volodymyr Zelensky
War in Ukraine: immersion in the privacy of Volodymyr Zelensky – (franceinfo)
He is a president always determined to defend his country: since the start of the war, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian president, has been at the heart of the news. Simon Shuster, a Russian-American journalist, is the only one in the profession to have had access to the president’s headquarters. Interview.
Almost two years since he stood up to Vladimir Putin: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been in the spotlight since the start of the war. Behind his image, we know little about the man: Russian-American journalist Simon Shuster has followed him since 2019. He is one of the only ones to have this privilege.
A book about the emergence of a “hero”
Thanks to this access, the journalist decided to release a book entitled “Nous Vaincrons”. In an interview, he explains his approach: “Very few people really understand this guy, very few know where he comes from. We see the finished product, the icon, the image of Zelensky as a warlord. With this book, I wanted to show how he and his team constructed this story, this narrative, this hero.” The book tells the inside story of the Ukrainian president’s trajectory and how he transformed himself into a war leader.
