Who is Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy? Before 2019 election, former comedian played president on TV

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Who is Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy? Until his surprise election in 2019, he played a president on TV. Now, the 44-year-old is leading Ukraine as it faces an invasion from Russia, facing a threat to his rule and perhaps his life.

ABC News contributor and retired Col. Steve Ganyard explains what the Russian military could do next in Ukraine on Sunday, Feb. 27.

Zelenskyy has had a more amicable relationship with Biden since he took over the presidency and visited the White House last year. In the past year, under pressure politically during the COVID-19 crisis, Zelenskyy had taken a harder line against pro-Russian political factions in Ukraine, including Viktor Medvedchuk, known as Putin's man in Ukraine.More News Videos

He has denied all allegations by Putin and Russian-controlled separatists that he is provoking war and made an impassioned plea in Russian on Feb. 23 for that country's people to reject the aggression.

 

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