Nothing bugs Vladimir Putin's Indian fans, who extend from Soviet-era soldiers, Soviet-era diplomats and junta too ill informed to distinguish between good and evil, than the fact that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who they diss in the same terms as their hero in the Kremlin, is still alive, still leading his nation's resistance against a vastly superior Russian army.
Please click on the images for recent glimpses of Volodymyr Zelenskyy in action.
IMAGE: Volodymyr Zelenskyy at an awards ceremony for police officers in Kyiv, March 19, 2022.
Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: Zelenskyy being interviewed by the media in Kyiv, March 21, 2022.
Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: Zelenskyy addresses the Diet, Japan's parliament, via a video link, March 23, 2022.
Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/Pool/Reuters
IMAGE: Zelenskyy constantly speaks to his people, boosting their morale, March 23, 2022.
Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/via Reuters TV/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: Zelenskyy at an awards ceremony for members of Ukraine's national guard in Kyiv, March 26, 2022.
Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: Zelenskyy at a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda (not in picture) via video link, March 26, 2022.
Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: Zelenskyy interviewed by the Russian media, March 27, 2022.
Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: Zelenskyy addresses the Ukrainian people, March 28, 2022.
Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout/Reuters
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com
