
European Union leaders in Brussels, for example, were moved to adopt a larger package of sanctions on Russia after hearing virtually from Zelenskyy last Thursday, hours after his country was invaded by Putin’s army, according to Matina Stevis-Gridneff, the Brussels bureau chief for The New York Times. But the impact of his communication skills go beyond social media attention and flattering coverage. Zelenskyy does not appear to want to dwell on the personal recognition he’s attracted. But the risk posed by staying in place was apparent to Western journalists whom Zelenskyy let in for interviews this week, among them CNN’s Matthew Chance: His decision, many have pointed out, contrasts with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fleeing Kabul as Taliban members were closing in. “The fight is here I need ammunition, not a ride,” Zelenskyy reportedly told the U.S. 2.” Zelenskyy has remained at the head of the Ukrainian government and in the country despite the threat to his personal security, previously turning down an offer of evacuation from the United States. The foiled assassination plot comes less than a week after Zelenskyy warned that Russian “enemy sabotage groups” had entered Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, and “marked me as target No. Danilov also said that Ukrainian authorities “had been tipped off about the plot by members of Russia’s Federal Security Service who do not support the war,” according to Axios. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council chief Oleksiy Danilov said Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had thwarted an attempt by Chechen special forces, known as the Kadyrovites, to “eliminate our president,” per a Telegram post from Ukrainian officials translated by Axios. The international community has been unusually privy to his wartime leadership-as well as attempts by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his supporters to end it. Mr Biden has vowed publicly that the Nord Stream 2 project will not go forward as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and Germany’s chancellor suspended certification of the project in February, halting all work.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has drawn global acclaim for his response to Russia’s unprovoked assault on his country, inspiring his citizens-and the rest of the world-through defiant man-on-the-street videos and emotional calls for aid. “Nordstream 2 which hasn't been finished and has not moved any natural gas to Germany and has been basically shut down by Germany?” wrote another.

“Putin ALONE is responsible for attacking a sovereign country and the human rights atrocities now occurring,” wrote one woman who identified herself as a Texan on Twitter in response. What has, however, was a tweet from a reporter attending the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, who spotted the Republican on his phone checking reactions to his performance at the hearings while they were still ongoing. Mr Cruz’s comments drew a handful of reactions on Twitter, but the Texas senator’s recent flurry of appearances on Fox News have thus far not made a major impact on social media. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline finished construction in September after Mr Biden waived sanctions at Germany’s request, but the pipeline itself never became operational, and may well never be used following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which has caused the project to fall into the sights of the White House.
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He went on to falsely imply that the Nord Stream 2 project had been completed “to let Putin get his gas to Europe”.
