(ANSA-AFP) - NEW YORK, DEC 24 - Time magazine named President
Volodymyr Zelensky as well as "the spirit of Ukraine" as its
2022 person of the year on Wednesday, for the resistance the
country has shown in the face of Russia's invasion. Calling
Zelensky's decision to remain in Kyiv and rally his country
"fateful," Time editor in chief Edward Felsenthal said this
year's decision was "the most clear-cut in memory." Since
Russia's February 24 invasion, Zelensky has delivered daily
speeches that are followed not only by Ukrainians but by
citizens and governments around the globe. He has appeared on
the front lines and recently celebrated in the streets of
Kherson when Ukraine pushed Russia from the critical southern
city. "His information offensive shifted the geopolitical
weather system, setting off a wave of action that swept the
globe," Felsenthal wrote in announcing the winner. "Whether the
battle for Ukraine fills one with hope or with fear, Volodymyr
Zelensky galvanized the world in a way we haven't seen in
decades," Felsenthal added. (ANSA-AFP).
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