Ukrainian President Zelenskyy picked as Time's Person of the Year

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Time magazine on Wednesday picked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as its annual Person of the Year, along with individuals seen as representing the "Spirit of Ukraine" for their aid relief and other efforts amid the country's invasion by Russia. "In the weeks after Russian bombs began falling on Feb. 24, (Zelenskyy's) decision not to flee Kyiv but to stay and rally support was fateful," said Time's Editor-in-Chief Edward Felsenthal in a press release. "From his first 40-second Instagram post on Feb. 2...Ukraine's president was everywhere. His information offensive shifted the geopoliti...

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