[49], In March 2018, members of Zelenskyy's production company Kvartal 95 registered a new political party called Servant of the People the same name as the television program that Zelenskyy had starred in over the previous three years. I know people there.. [22][23][24] His grandfather, Semyon (Simon) Ivanovych Zelenskyy, served as an infantryman, reaching the rank of colonel in the Red Army (in the 57th Guards Motor Rifle Division) during World War II;[25][26] Semyon's father and three brothers were killed in the Holocaust. Mr Zelensky's popularity in Ukraine has. By Wilson Wong. [19], In 2008, he starred in the feature film Love in the Big City, and its sequel, Love in the Big City 2. The first appears when there are video cameras, the other Petro sends Medvedchuk privietiki (greetings) to Moscow". We voted for one Poroshenko, but received another. He will never acquiesce when he thinks something is wrong. The newspaper asked the adviser whether he believed Zelensky was prepared to die. A translation (via AV Club) reads: "Hello to my darling friends.I, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will lend my voice to the wonderful, charismatic, friendly bear Paddington. And in an extraordinary example of life imitating art, Mr Zelenksy then decided to found a political party named after the show, Sluha Narodu orSN for short, and run for the presidency. Thats something that China can do to limit the trade [with Russia] until the war is over." [66][67][68][69] On 19 April 2019 at Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex presidential debates were held in the form of a show. 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. [75] In the second round, on 21 April 2019, he received 73 per cent of the vote to Poroshenko's 25 per cent, and was elected President of Ukraine. The 44-year-old leader - who has remained alongside his people in the capital to fight against the Russian invasion, posting defiant videos from the streets of Kyiv - was a comedian and actor and. His grandfather and his grandfathers brothers took up arms against the Nazis in the Red Army; his grandfather was the only one to survive. [55], Zelenskyy's presidential campaign against Poroshenko was almost entirely virtual. [273], Although Zelenskyy prefers elections with open list election ballots, after he called the snap 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election his draft law "On amendments to some laws of Ukraine in connection with the change of the electoral system for the election of people's deputies" proposed to hold the election with closed list because the 60-day term to the snap election did not "leave any chances for the introduction of this system". Their son, Kyrylo, was born in January 2013. All rights reserved. [190] While speaking about Ukrainian civilians who were killed by Russian forces, Zelenskyy said:[191]. [283], Zelenskyy's first language is Russian, and he is also fluent in Ukrainian and English. [60][61] He styled himself as an anti-establishment, anti-corruption figure, although he was not generally described as a populist. In 2016, she participated in the show The Comedy Comet Company Comedy's Kids and won 50,000. He is the son of Oleksandr Zelensky and Rymma Zelenska. [35] He was soon invited to join the united Ukrainian team "Zaporizhia-Kryvyi Rih-Transit", which performed in the KVN's Major League, and eventually won in 1997. I am sure there are. [108] A number of the members of the Presidential Administration Zelenskyy appointed were former colleagues from his former production company, Kvartal 95,[106] including Ivan Bakanov, who became deputy head of the Ukrainian Secret Service. [248], In a mid-June interview with BIHUS info[uk] a representative of the president of Ukraine at the Cabinet of Ministers, Andriy Herus stated that Zelenskyy had never promised to lower communal tariffs, but that a campaign video in which Zelenskyy stated that the price of natural gas in Ukraine could fall by 2030 per cent or maybe more was a not a direct promise but actually "half-hinting" and "joking". I, Volodymyr Zelensky, will lend my voice to the wonderful, charismatic, friendly bear Paddington, the 44-year-old politician can be heard telling viewers in the two-minute trailer, according to a report by Variety. I, Volodymyr Zelensky, will lend my voice to the wonderful, charismatic, friendly bear Paddington . Social media chatter erupted Sunday about Zelenskyy serving as the voice of the beloved . Get more stories like this. Who does not want this more than anyone? The series aired from 2015 to 2019 and was immensely popular. From 1998 to 2003, Kvartal 95 performed in the Major League and the highest open Ukrainian league of KVN, and the team members spent a lot of time in Moscow and constantly toured around post-Soviet countries. 14. Speaking for myself, thank you, President Zelenskiy. We will not forgive. But Renner is not Jewish, leading some to suggest that he would not be an appropriate choice. One piece of his comedy teams shtick was to pound the keys with their pants at their ankles and their hands in the air leaving little room for guessing how the music was getting made. ", Until today I had no idea who provided the voice of @paddingtonbear in Ukraine. [170][171], On the morning of 24 February, Putin announced that Russia was initiating a "special military operation" in the Donbas. Speaking for myself, thank you, President Zelenskiy #PaddingtonBear. When Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced 'Paddington'. Regular people. Zelensky was born on January 25th, 1978, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. A video of now President Volodymyr Zelensky voicing Paddington Bear in the Ukrainian version of the film has gone viral on social media. [230], Zelenskyy denounced suggestions by former US diplomat Henry Kissinger that Ukraine should cede control of Crimea and Donbas to Russia in exchange for peace. [102] Fixing the referendum law had been one of Zelenskyy's campaign promises. [127] In October 2019, Zelenskyy announced a preliminary deal struck with the separatists, under which the Ukrainian government would respect elections held in the region in exchange for Russia withdrawing its unmarked troops. His leadership during the crisis has won him widespread international praise, and he has been described as a symbol of the Ukrainian resistance. Since being shared on Sunday, the video has gone on to be viewed more than 400,000 times and has been shared hundreds of times. Six months before he announced his candidacy on 31 December 2018, he was already one of the . Biden and Zelensky visit Kyiv memorial as air . [250][251], During his presidential campaign, Zelenskyy said that he supported Ukraine's becoming a member of the European Union and NATO, but he said Ukrainian voters should decide on the country's membership of these two organisations in referendums. 2. 18 Volodymyr. [199] However, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine was considering giving the Russian language protected minority status. "[236], On 30 May 2022, Zelenskyy criticized EU leaders for being too soft on Russia and asked, "Why can Russia still earn almost a billion euros a day by selling energy? Most world leaders posted pictures of themselves with rolled-up sleeves getting their inoculations against COVID-19 in 2021. [142][143] On 20 January 2020, Prystaiko followed up by giving a briefing to the press in the Office of the president of Ukraine and saying that he would explain everything about the visit that when the time came. (Instagram). Paired with ballroom champion Alena Shoptenko, the couple went on to win the competition after a series of dazzling routines which have recently resurfaced online. [45], Zelenskyy worked mostly in Russian-language productions. Zelenskyy announced his candidacy in the 2019 presidential election on the evening of 31 December 2018, alongside the New Year's Eve address of then-president Petro Poroshenko on the TV channel 1+1. The conversation about casting his inevitable biopic has already started. His slick, selfie videos are no longer about making Ukrainians laugh, but about urging them to lay down their lives for their country. 7. Zelensky has said that his great-grandfather and three of his grandfathers brothers died as a result of the Nazi invasion of Ukrainian territory. "Zelensky" redirects here. The series is about a teacher, played by Zelensky, who becomes Ukraine's president after his anti-corruption rant goes viral. Updated: 12 Mar 2022, 12:23 PM IST James Hookway, The . Sun 6th Mar 2022 12.30 GMT. [10] He initially distanced himself from warnings of an imminent war, while also calling for security guarantees and military support from NATO to "withstand" the threat. He responded to. [92], On 8 July, Zelenskyy ordered the cancellation of the annual Kyiv Independence Day Parade on Maidan Nezalezhnosti, citing costs. 1:31h Biograph Fox Videos, "Who Is Volodymyr Zelensky? [79] On 22 April, U.S. president Donald Trump congratulated Zelenskyy on his victory over the telephone. British actor Hugh Bonneville, one of the stars of the hit "Paddington" movie. His most prominent acting role foreshadowed his presidency. We were mistaken. Nevertheless he was criticised for a lack of transparency and critics pointed out he had once criticized his predecessor Poroshenko for taking an undisclosed vacation in the Maldives. Volodymyr Zelenskyy was the Ukrainian dubbed voice of Paddington. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Thank you, President Zelensky, tweeted British Paddington star Hugh Bonneville, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. [114], Following the elections, Zelenskyy nominated Oleksiy Honcharuk as prime minister, who was quickly confirmed by parliament. The revelation that the Ukrainian president lent his voice to the iconic Peruvian bear who gets into adventures after his arrival to the U.K. even caught one of the movie's cast members off guard. [174] On 25 February, Zelenskyy said that despite Russia's claim that it was targeting only military sites, civilian sites were also being hit. A Golda Meir biopic starring Helen Mirren avoids politics. 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[231] On 25 May 2022, he said that Ukraine would not agree to peace until Russia agreed to return Crimea and the Donbas region to Ukraine. Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (also transliterated as Zelensky or Zelenskiy; born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former comedian and actor who has served as the sixth and current president of Ukraine since 2019.. Born to a Ukrainian Jewish family, Zelenskyy grew up as a native Russian speaker in Kryvyi Rih, a major city of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine. Born to a Ukrainian Jewish family, Zelenskyy grew up as a native Russian speaker in Kryvyi Rih, a major city of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine. Zelensky did not hold any positions in elective office before running for the post of president. 5. They must know the truth. For those in power, I recommend it!. [267] He did not rule out holding a referendum on the issue. [27][28][29][30] In March 2022, Zelenskyy said that his great-grandparents had been killed after German troops burned their home to the ground during a massacre. You will not have a quiet place on this earth except for a grave. [161], On 19 January 2022, Zelenskyy said in a video message that the country's citizens should not panic and appealed to the media to be "methods of mass information and not mass hysteria. [70][71][72] In his introductory speech, Zelenskyy acknowledged that in 2014 he voted for Poroshenko, but "I was mistaken. Blinken, sitting directly across the table from Zelenskyy, drew a stark contrast: the top U.S. diplomat, clean shaven, dressed in a dark blazer and a white button-down shirt . As Ukrainian president, he has visited just once, for the Holocaust commemoration shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic began. They are going to kill our children even more insidiously. During the 2019 election campaign, Mr Zelensky stood as a populist, anti-establishment figure and often used Instagram or YouTube rather than mainstream media platforms. [289], On 27 March 2022, Slovakia awarded Zelenskyy one of the country's top awards, the State Award of Alexander Dubek. We don't have any firearms. Celebration for Zelensky's light-footedness came just days after British actor Hugh Bonneville, one of the stars of the "Paddington" franchise, made the revelation that the 44-year-old was . Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced Paddington Bear. During the first two years of his administration, Zelenskyy oversaw the lifting of legal immunity for members of parliament (the Verkhovna Rada),[5] the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic recession, and some limited progress in tackling corruption in Ukraine. New details reveal that Mr Zelensky gave voice to Paddington Bear in the Ukrainian-dubbed version of the children's film, according to NBC News. 11. [284] The couple's first daughter, Oleksandra, was born in July 2004. Just like people in Ukraine. Mr Zelenskys popularity in Ukraine has soared in recent weeks, with people referring to him as Captain Ukraine and the countrys first true president since independence in 1991. This is an evil that has come to our land and must be destroyed.. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was the voice of Paddington Bear in the Ukrainian versions of "Paddington" and "Paddington 2." Zelensky, who is currently leading the Ukrainian. Despite this, Zelenskyy highlighted that the day would "honor heroes" on Independence Day, however the "format will be new". About Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Former Acting Career, Including Voicing Paddington Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won the country's Dancing with the Stars in 2006 and. A post shared by Olena Zelenska (@olenazelenska_official). But it was his hit TV show about a thirty-something teacher who unexpectedly becomes President of Ukraine that propelled him to mainstream stardom in 2015. He voiced 'Paddington' bear in films' Ukrainian versions. [126][127] The two leaders also discussed the exchange of prisoners held by both sides. As early as October 2018, three months before his campaign announcement and six months before the presidential election, he was already a frontrunner in opinion polls. As Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky seals his political legacy, his legend grows in the US and UK. [132] In July 2020, Zelenskyy announced a formal ceasefire with the separatists the more than twentieth such attempt since the war began in 2014. [6][7][8], During his presidential campaign, Zelenskyy promised to end Ukraine's protracted conflict with Russia, and he has attempted to engage in dialogue with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Putin went to war and made a hero of Volodymyr Zelensky. Prior to the elections, Zelenskyy presented a team that included former finance minister Oleksandr Danylyuk and others. [232] However, he later said he did not believe that all the land seized by Russia since 2014, which includes Crimea, could be recaptured by force, saying that "If we decide to go that way, we will lose hundreds of thousands of people. [277] He also said that Russian artists "who have turned into (anti-Ukrainian) politicians" should remain banned from entering Ukraine. A highlights reel of a 28-year-old Zelensky twisting and dipping in a series of outlandish outfits, including a pink leisure suit, went viral over the weekend. "[159][160] In December 2021, Zelenskyy called for preemptive action against Russia. [54] His announcement up-staged the New Year's Eve address of incumbent president Petro Poroshenko on the same channel,[54] which Zelenskyy said was unintentional and attributed to a technical glitch. On 7 March 2022, Czech president Milo Zeman decided to award Zelenskyy with the highest state award of the Czech Republic, the Order of the White Lion, for "his bravery and courage in the face of Russia's invasion". [129] Several Ukrainian nationalist militias and former militias also refused to accept the agreement, including the far-right Azov fighters in the Luhansk region of Donbas. [224] Zelenskyy has also supported consolidating all TV news stations into a single 24-hour news broadcast run by the state of Ukraine. He voiced Paddington in the Ukrainian-dubbed versions of the Paddington movies. [252][253] Zelenskyy's close advisor Ivan Bakanov also said that Zelenskyy's policy is supportive of membership of both the EU and NATO, and proposes holding referendums on membership. 3. [182], Zelenskyy has gained worldwide recognition as the wartime leader of Ukraine during the Russian invasion; historian Andrew Roberts compared him to Winston Churchill. Cleveland rabbi sentenced to prison for soliciting underage sex had a prominent Conservative rabbi as his character witness, Why American Eagle now has a mezuzah at its Times Square flagship. He doesnt like to lose. It has emerged that Volodymyr Zelenskyy was the voice of Paddington Bear when the popular film was released in Ukraine. [261], Zelenskyy supported the late 2013 and early 2014 Euromaidan movement. But within just a few years, Mr Zelensky has swapped the frills of a dancefloor costume for army fatigues and body armour. Ukraine's wartime president is a former TV star. While President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is currently standing between Vladimir Putin and his absolute control over Ukraine, an interesting fact has emerged of his involvement with a bear. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? [246][247] He met with President Joe Biden and addressed Congress delivering his full speech in English. [138] On 14 January 2020, Andriy Yermak dismissed the rumors as speculations and baseless conspiracy theories,[139] while Medvedchuk stated that the plane was used by his older daughter's family to fly from Oman to Moscow. The white flag is not our flag!, 18. Speaking for myself, thank you, President Zelensky.. We scoured interviews in multiple languages, scrolled back through his social media posts and compiled some amazing YouTube clips to offer a more nuanced portrait. [262], In a 2014 interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda in Ukraine, Zelenskyy said that he would have liked to pay a visit to Crimea, but would avoid it because "armed people are there". ", "Leaders of Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia to visit Kyiv on Tuesday", "A Zelensky Deepfake Was Quickly Defeated. In a case of life imitating art, Zelensky entered politics after playing a schoolteacher who became the president of Ukraine in the satirical series Servant of the People. Zelenskiy, centre, in Servant of the People. Poroshenko wielded an AK-47 and said in a CNN interview that he would be fighting in the streets of Kyiv. The 44-year-old has spent most of his career working in film and television as a comedian and actor. [39] Since 2015, Ukraine has banned Russian artists and other Russian works of culture from entering Ukraine. The rumours emerged that this was the case after Black List founder . Admirers worldwide are discovering the full spectrum of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky's appeal, from clips of his comedy, his "Dancing With the Stars" win and his voicing of Paddington. [42][43][c] Once again, Zelenskyy spoke out against the intention of the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture to ban Russian artists from Ukraine.[39]. Yes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Did Voice Paddington, StudioCanal Confirms The man now seen as the face of resistance to Russian military aggression voiced the Peruvian bear in. Pic: Volodymyr Zelenskyy/Instagram The comedian who became a president In 2017, Mr Zelenskyy voiced a marmalade-loving bear in the Ukrainian dubbed version of Paddington 2. His first role in the Ukrainian language was the romantic comedy I, You, He, She,[46] which appeared on the screens of Ukraine in December 2018. Many Ukrainian politicians have rallied to take up arms and defend their country, including Zelensky's political rival and former President Petro Poroshenko. [243] He also said that Putin is aware that the "world will never forgive" a Russian nuclear strike. Zelensky rarely discusses his Jewish identity publicly, and by all accounts it was not a prominent part of his campaign, even by his detractors. On the political satire TV show Servant of the People, Zelensky played a history teacher so outraged by government corruption that he runs for president and stuns the country and himself by winning. [18][19][20][21] His father, Oleksandr Zelenskyy, is a professor and computer scientist and the head of the Department of Cybernetics and Computing Hardware at the Kryvyi Rih State University of Economics and Technology; his mother, Rymma Zelenska, used to work as an engineer. [73], Zelenskyy stated that as president he would develop the economy and attract investment to Ukraine through "a restart of the judicial system" and restoring confidence in the state. Until today I had no idea who provided the voice of Paddington Bear in Ukraine, he wrote. By submitting the above I agree to the privacy policy and terms of use of JTA.org. [101], In June 2021, Zelenskyy submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a bill creating a public registry of Ukraine's oligarchs, banning them from participating in privatizations of state-owned companies, and forbidding them from contributing financially to politicians. Its been previously revealed that the wartime leader was once the star of Ukrainian televisions series Servant of the People, in which an unsuspecting teacher is thrust into the seat of Ukraines presidency a role that inspired Zelensky to run for office in real life. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Volodymyr Zelensky is the current and sixth President of Ukraine. [200], On 15 March 2022, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, together with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jana, visited Kyiv to meet with Zelenskyy in a display of support for Ukraine. How Volodymyr Zelensky went from being the voice of Paddington Bear to fighting Russia as President of Ukraine While the transition from movie star to president is far from unique, there can. Public figures, journalists, musicians, actors, athletes, scientists, doctors, bloggers, stand-up comedians, Tik-Tokers and many more. He won the Ukrainian equivalent of Dancing with the Stars in 2006. Yes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Did Voice Paddington, StudioCanal Confirms The man now seen as the face of resistance to Russian military aggression voiced the Peruvian bear in. Zelenskys father, Oleksander, is a mathematician who heads a university computer science department; his mother Rimma was an engineer for many years. While the transition from movie star to president is far from unique, there can have been few political leaders to have tread such an unusual path. Regular, normal people. JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Nama Volodymyr Zelensky menjadi salah satu sorotan dunia sejak akhir Februari 2022. [241] Following Putin's announcement of Russia annexing four regions of Ukrainian territory it had seized during its invasion, Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine would not hold peace talks with Russia while Putin was president. We will not forget. [217][218][219], On March 23, Zelenskyy was calling on Russians to emigrate from Russia so as not to finance the war in Ukraine with their taxes. Produced by Zelenskys company, the show aired on Ukrainian television from 2015 to 2019, its final episode launching just weeks before Zelensky was himself elected president. Mr Zelensky's grandfather, Semyon Ivanovych Zelensky, and his three. Prior to his acting career, he obtained a degree in law from the Kyiv National Economic University. [179][189] During the invasion, Zelenskyy has been reportedly the target of more than a dozen assassination attempts; three were prevented due to tips from Russian FSB employees who opposed the invasion. So Is Its Prime Minister. Richard Belzer was a Jewish comedian. [240], Speaking about the 2022 Russian mobilization, Zelenskyy called on Russians to not submit to "criminal mobilization", saying: "Russian commanders do not care about the lives of Russians they just need to replenish the empty spaces left" by killed and wounded Russian soldiers. The fact that I am Jewish barely makes 20 in my long list of faults, he told Levi. By . [99][100], In January 2021, parliament passed a bill updating and reforming Ukraine's referendum laws,[101] which Ukraine's Constitutional Court had declared unconstitutional in 2018. [19] Zelenskyy also played the leading role in the 2012 film 8 First Dates and in sequels which were produced in 2015 and 2016. Zelensky dated his wife Olena, a school acquaintance 11 days his junior, for eight years before they married in September 2003. [173] Later in the day, he announced general mobilisation. Baca juga: Presiden Ukraina Volodymyr Zelensky Ternyata Dulu Pengisi Suara Film Paddington. Zelenskyy was the front-runner in the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election. The night was hard, he said in the video message. Since 2015, Ukraine has banned Russian artists and other Russian works of culture from entering Ukraine. Hello to my darling friends. The clip, posted onto Twitter by BBC economics editor. President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kherson, Ukraine, in November. [281], In September 2003, Zelenskyy married Olena Kiyashko, with whom he had attended school and university. President Volodymyr Zelensky provided the voice for Paddington bear when the film was released in Ukraine. The 44-year-old was a comedian and actor before moving into politics, and . [33] He later earned a law degree from the Kryvyi Rih Institute of Economics, then a department of Kyiv National Economic University and now part of Kryvyi Rih National University, but never worked in the legal field. The area, known as the Pale of Settlement, was formed in the late 18th and early 19th centuries after the Russian government barred Jews from living elsewhere under its supervision. [264] Regarding the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, Zelenskyy said that, speaking realistically, it would be possible to return Crimea to Ukrainian control only after a regime change in Russia. In honor of this. April 25, 202202:08. Along with his tribute Bonneville, 58, shared a Ukrainian language promotional trailer for Paddington 2 featuring then-actor and comedian Zelensky. Bonneville's tweet was liked more than 38,000 times and was retweeted on some 5,500 occasions. Opposition party leaders supported Zelenskyy's goal of reducing oligarchs' influence on politics in Ukraine but were critical of his approach, saying the public register would be both dangerous, as it concentrated power in the president; and ineffective, since oligarchs were merely a "symbol" of more deeply-rooted corruption. We've received your submission. pic.twitter.com/6IlRgF83he, Amy Spiro (@AmySpiro) February 28, 2022, 13. ", Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. Zelenskyyy also voice dubbed Paddington Bear in the Ukrainian language settings of Paddington and Paddington 2. "[194] Zelenskyy said he was "99.9 percent sure" that Putin thought the Ukrainians would welcome the invading forces with "flowers and smiles". [19] Zelenskyy grew up speaking Russian. After Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine last week, Zelensky has taken to social media to lead the country's resistance. [198] Zelenskyy's Servant of the People party said that Ukraine would not give up its claims on Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk. 1. By. As president, Zelenskyy has been a proponent of e-government and of unity between the Ukrainian and Russian speaking parts of the country's population. This was decided by the passport service of Ukraine. [244] When asked what kind of relationship Ukrainians and Ukraine will have with Russia after the war, Zelenskyy replied that "They took too many people, too many lives. [165] Zelenskyy and U.S. president Joe Biden disagreed on how imminent the threat was. 1. [234] On 25 May 2022, Zelenskyy said that he was satisfied with China's policy of staying away from the conflict. [156], In April 2021, in response to Russian military build-up at the Ukrainian borders, Zelenskyy spoke to American president Joe Biden and urged NATO members to speed up Ukraine's request for membership. #PaddingtonBear https://t.co/5VaMi201Fs. nov., a first nearly complete feather star (Crinoidea) from the Upper Jurassic of Africa", "Fossil Named After Ukraine's President Zelenskyy", "NFL Honors Highlights Defenders of Ukraine", Who is Volodymyr Zelenskyy? Before moving into politics, and the Paddington movies Rymma Zelenska satisfied with China 's policy of away... 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