Despite his lack of depth and experience, Zelensky went on to defeat incumbent and Ukrainian oligarch Petro Poroshenko, winning in an electoral landslide as ‘the lesser of two evils.’

But while he seems to be winning the public relations war in the eyes of western media and political audiences, is he fairing as well with Ukrainians?

Thus far, his positions seem to be mirroring that of the US State Department and NATO, as he refused to seriously negotiate or allow any concessions to the Russian government – a stance which has all but guaranteed this war will drag on through the duration of 2022. His synchronization with Washington and Brussels has led many to believe that Zelensky is a full-fledged western puppet.