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Volodymyr Zelensky

President of Ukraine · Ukraine

Official portrait of Volodymyr Zelensky in a green shirt, beside the Ukrainian flag; AI-recomposed version.
Archive portrait · Photo: Serviço de Imprensa do Presidente da Ucrânia (president.gov.ua), CC BY 4.0 · Image credits

In short

Zelensky says there is a «window of opportunity» for peace and that progress may come before year-end, as US envoys prepare to meet Putin.1234 According to Jornal de Notícias and Observador, Zelensky insists on security guarantees and will not give up Donbas.56 Ukrainska Pravda reports that Zelensky says the Americans are seeking «modifications» on Donbas to stop the war.7 After talks in Abu Dhabi, Kushner and Witkoff are due to meet Putin in Moscow and then Zelensky in Dublin, where the Ukrainian president arrived for a European political summit.891011121314 According to Kallas, as quoted by Il Fatto Quotidiano, Moscow does not want to negotiate seriously.15 Zelensky also spoke about deliveries: Lithuania will transfer energy equipment, and Sweden is expected to deliver the first Gripen fighter jets.1617

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Popularity in the polls

Approval of Volodymyr Zelensky (the latest poll in Wikipedia's list)

Last recorded collection: 28/10/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon).Record older than 24 hours; newer data may be available at the source.

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58% Approval · 36% Disapproval

Kyiv International Institute of Sociology · 27 Apr 2026 · 1,005 interviews · see the poll ↗

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Kyiv International Institute of Sociology27 Apr 202658%36%

In this table, each number is the pollster's own, as published. The rings identify their 30-day average. We do not compare countries, and nothing comes from the headlines. Read from the Wikipedia polling table (CC BY-SA 4.0) with collection scheduled every 3 hours. Last recorded collection: 28/10/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon).Record older than 24 hours; newer data may be available at the source.

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Defence

Office

  • President of Ukraine since 20 May 2019 · Source

    Is Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, appoints and dismisses the high command and directs national security and defence (Ukrainian Constitution, art. 106(17)); chairs the National Security and Defence Council (art. 106(18)). His five-year term ended in 2024: he remains in office because martial law, in force since 2022, prevents elections (art. 108).

Positions and proposals

  • Support for Ukraine

    «We need trilateral talks between Ukraine, America, and Russia. And Europe must also be part of this conversation. And we need to move from technical-level trilateral talks to a meeting of the leaders – because the key issues can only be settled at that level.»

    Online speech at the Hudson Institute, on peace talks (official English version).

    Speech · 23 Oct 2026 · Source

  • Defence spending

    «The war will cost 155 billion euros next year. And we need at least 70 billion euros more from you – for defense, for weapons, and for our resilience.»

    Original in Ukrainian: Наступного року війна коштуватиме 155 мільярдів євро. І нам потрібно щонайменше 70 мільярдів євро додатково від вас – на оборону, на зброю та на нашу стійкість.

    Video address to the European Council meeting, asking EU leaders for additional money for 2027.

    Speech · 16 Oct 2026 · Source

  • NATO

    «Ukraine will be in the EU. More and more people understand that we, our country, are needed in NATO as well.»

    Original in Ukrainian: Україна буде в ЄС. І дедалі більше людей розуміють, що ми, наша країна, потрібні також у НАТО.

    In the same address to the European Council, on joining the EU and NATO.

    Speech · 16 Oct 2026 · Source

  • Defence industry

    «We need joint production, and the best way to move forward is through a Drone Deal between our countries and other similar agreements that make both Ukraine and Poland stronger.»

    Original in Ukrainian: Нам потрібне спільне виробництво, і найкращий шлях уперед – це Drone Deal між нашими країнами та інші схожі угоди, які посилюють і Україну, і Польщу.

    Address to the Warsaw Security Forum, on joint drone production with Poland.

    Speech · 12 Oct 2026 · Source

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Stories they appear in

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