Zelenskyy's Ukraine: Train Trips, Diplomacy, and Frustrations with Allies.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took a 48-hour train trip across the country to rally soldiers battling Russian forces and to buoy communities caught in the crossfire. Zelenskyy worries that both the outside world and Ukrainians far from the front lines are starting to become numb to the harsh, daily realities of war. He seeks to remind Ukrainians of their successes so far, attending ceremonies in small towns and cities marking their liberation from Russian forces one year ago. Zelenskyy's past as an entertainer is rarely mentioned, and he has embraced the optics of a wartime president, scrapping pre-invasion suits for military-style sweatshirts, cargo pants, and boots, even when greeting world leaders.