No, Zelensky Is Not ‘the Leader of the Free World’

About this episode

The episode critiques the perception of Zelensky as a leader and discusses the detachment of his supporters from reality.

Just when sensible people might conclude that American or European members of Ukraine’s sycophantic fan club cannot become even more detached from reality, a prominent member of the club proves the opposite. This time, it is conservative pundit David French, who wins the prize in his April 26 New York Times column, “Meet the New […]

Topics covered

• Ukraine
• politics
• media criticism
• American conservatism
• European politics

Keywords

• Zelensky
• David French
• New York Times
• Ukraine
• political commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times

Places: Ukraine

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