Op-Ed: Is Zelensky Ukraine’s George Washington?

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Over the last 30 years, many Ukrainians have asked when their nation will

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I’ve usually told Ukrainian interlocutors that Washington wasn’t born a great man;

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he became one because of the trials of the Revolutionary War, when he demonstrated his ability to lead and to symbolize

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the American struggle. A Ukrainian Washington might emerge in a similar manner, and now perhaps he has.

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the American struggle. A Ukrainian Washington might emerge in a similar manner, and now perhaps he has.

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Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian-turned-president, who many analyst

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Ukrainians’ question may have been answered by an unlikely candidate for the hero role:

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Op-Ed: Is Zelensky Ukraine’s George Washington?

Over the last 30 years, many Ukrainians have asked when their nation will

I’ve usually told Ukrainian interlocutors that Washington wasn’t born a great man;

he became one because of the trials of the Revolutionary War, when he demonstrated his ability to lead and to symbolize

the American struggle. A Ukrainian Washington might emerge in a similar manner, and now perhaps he has.

the American struggle. A Ukrainian Washington might emerge in a similar manner, and now perhaps he has.

Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian-turned-president, who many analyst

Ukrainians’ question may have been answered by an unlikely candidate for the hero role:

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