r/YUROP • u/GreenEyeOfADemon EUROPE ENDS IN LUHANSK! • Mar 07 '25
BE BRAVE LIKE UKRAINE No words needed
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u/Giorgk95 Mar 07 '25
War took a good chunk of his life for sure. Crazy stress
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u/Vylaer_ Uncultured Mar 07 '25
I remember reading that in the first few months there would be periods he would mostly just eat chocolates due to all the stress. He eventually recomposed himself and has a workout routine to help with the stress and keep his mind clearer for his mission. I doubt I would have been able to recover like he did.
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u/philomathie Mar 07 '25
I'm not someone who is a big subscriber to the cult of personality, and for the same reason I've never been a big fan of biographies, but his life is for sure going to be one of the most interesting ones of the last century, and I just hope it has a happy ending...
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u/Human-Law1085 Sverige Mar 08 '25
Imagine going from a comedic actor to this.
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u/Little_Weird2039 Vlaanderen Mar 11 '25
I'm afraid he won't ever go back to comedy if he were to quit politics
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u/exessmirror Mar 14 '25
After carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders whilst the rest of the world either don't take it seriously enough, keep holding them back from victory till the point the war keeps turning and at this point seriously has backstabbers them. I very much doubt it too. Its enough to make a normal person go into a deep depression.
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u/Certain_Barnacle5955 Orbanistan (save me) Mar 08 '25
And in the 2023 documentary Рік (Year) - Part 1: The President’t Day he revealed he’d been sleeping in the same tiny room behind his office for a year, hardly ever seeing his family. Idk where he stays now.
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u/TurquoiseBeetle67 Suomi Mar 07 '25
Looking at his appearance, seems like he's been hitting the gym pretty actively since the start of the war. I would guess it's to take his mind off of all the bad stuff for a moment.
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u/Shameless_Bullshiter Mar 07 '25
He is deffo receiving personal defense training.
Russia would love him dead, needs to be able to defend himself.
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u/Giorgk95 Mar 07 '25
Bruh If Russians want him dead self defense won't help him 🤣🤣
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u/Dunkelvieh Mar 07 '25
It doesn't hurt though. And things like defenestration are a lot harder to pull off if the victim can fight. Even if it's only to buy some time for help to come or just for him to feel better. No matter how you turn it, it's beneficial for him
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u/Giorgk95 Mar 08 '25
It will probably poison or a bomb, Russians are masters on these trust me
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u/Dunkelvieh Mar 08 '25
If they are masters of that, Ukrainians are grand masters at defending against it. The target still lives after all
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u/Speciaalbiertj Mar 08 '25
There have been several attempts made on his life. Russians do want him dead.
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u/ethanlan Mar 07 '25
Not only that but his people need him strong and healthy. I'll never forgive the people who made my country a shit show.
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u/Certain_Barnacle5955 Orbanistan (save me) Mar 08 '25
He said in an interview he lifts every early morning listening to ACDC lol
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u/junkphoto Mar 12 '25
That eating stuff is from the Simon Shuster book and wasn't Zelenskyy, but some other person who was in the bunker the first few weeks. Who later complained that he couldn't get rid of the weight.
I've never seen Zelenskyy put on massive weight apart from getting swole. Look at all the early pics, Ze didn't suddenly have an extra 5kg of belly fat. But by summer 2022, he almost busted out of his shirts. And he's always had very veiny arms, you do not keep those when you stuff your face with chocolates.
Also, IIRC, Shuster's book also mentioned about Ze already training in the first weeks in the bunker and playing table tennis. Now, yes, you need to take Shuster with a big grain of salt but photo evidence says Ze definitely didn't just live on chocolates, even the first few weeks. Which is just INSANELY disciplined.
But I guess he's probably used to it? Don't forget he had a 20 year media career with about a dozen roles as leading man in rom com movies and a lot of his sketches on his late night show were with him semi-naked. He's probably been on a diet / nutrition plan for most of his life.
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u/exessmirror Mar 14 '25
Honestly, I'm not against sending troops. I'll even re-enlist if they'll take me. Even if its only volunteers
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Mar 07 '25
he’s a true hero who’s trying his best to help his people. i really feel horrible for him.
fck war. and a special fck you to Trump, Putin, and other people who are ok with suffering.
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u/GoldenBull1994 Hauts-de-France Mar 08 '25
Your flair. In the same position except french….
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u/Tanckers Emilia-Romagna Mar 07 '25
And that bitch of vance still breathes, the world needs more brutal justice
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u/freeturk51 Turkish in Noord-Brabant Mar 08 '25
If any country invaded the USA, Elon along with his bitches Trump and Vance would flee without a glimpse of heroism. Zelensky has Europe behind him
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u/theonliestone Deutschland Mar 08 '25
No, I don't think they would flee. Bend over or get on their knees, sure, but not flee
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Mar 12 '25
they dont live on the same moral wavelength we mortals do. they look at events from the profit-margin based perspective. whichever pleases their numbers they would bend the knee or arm up without a second thought.
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u/exessmirror Mar 14 '25
Nah, they'll run. Faster then any other coward has ever ran. Remember how Trump fled to his bunker when their were protests two streets down from the Whitehouse? There wasn't even a real threat of them getting in and I'd people did they would have been shot anyway.
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u/voizer85 Mar 07 '25
Trump journalist of choice: "You looked much better when you used a suit, why did you downgrade yourself?"
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u/CICaesar Mar 07 '25
I loved how Zelenskyy immediately lashed out to him, his eyes spit fire. I don't know how he resisted beating the shit out of him.
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u/Consistent-Soil-1818 Uncultured Mar 07 '25
Epitome of a hero of modern times. Had he lived a few millenia earlier, we'd maybe hear ancient Greek stories about his rightousness and bravery, like we hear of Odyssey about his travels and Alexander the Great about his conquers.
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u/Lady_of_Lomond Mar 07 '25
We can still tell stories like that.
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u/Acardul Mar 07 '25
I don't think we can. Maybe in a form of video. People are not able to focus for so long anymore...
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u/Merbleuxx France Mar 07 '25
Wtf is this reactionary comment, last year the best selling books in France went over 400,000 books sold.
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u/Acardul Mar 07 '25
Ow wait, you have nearly 70mil population (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤
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u/Merbleuxx France Mar 07 '25
This was to show that we weren’t only reading old classics like Balzac or Zola but that even new books were popular.
400k used to be a huge best seller for the decade but now several books reach that threshold.
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u/Acardul Mar 07 '25
Aye aye! Chapeau bas, I'm looking more from millennial point of view (Friday evening, reddit, millennial pov). I heard about new generation reading more but I didn't really experienced it. I'm around a lot of people ~20-26 years old. Can be, that out of that circle it's different but I'll believe when I see it :)
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u/Merbleuxx France Mar 07 '25
I’ll believe when I see it :)
You have a study right in front of your eyes showing that it is the case, anecdotal experiences are pointless compared to that.
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u/Koeienvanger Mar 07 '25
As if no one reads anymore.
A bigger 'problem' is that there's not much mystery surrounding leaders anymore since we have access to so much information about them. Some over the top epic would just seem silly nowadays.
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u/james_pic United Kingdom Mar 07 '25
All it takes to turn a story into an epic is time. The boring details are forgotten by all but the historians, and the exciting bits get embellished.
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u/Acardul Mar 07 '25
Ow yes, we have access to any information we want. Problem is that "they" noticed it. Doesn't matter which side "they" are from. We are bombarded with so much unnecessary bullshit, just to play on emotions of masses. We know it for so long and we like it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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u/sdrawkcabsihtetorW Mar 07 '25
This dumbass opinion is the new "video games are ruining children's brains" of the late 2010s and early 2020s.
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u/tordenoglynild666 Mar 07 '25
COME AND SEE (1985)
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u/Toastbrot_TV Rheinmetall AG Shareholder🇩🇪📈 Mar 07 '25
Well the village burning scene isnt really different from what the russians did in bucha and other places
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u/HILBERT_SPACE_AGE Mar 07 '25
Chat am I unhinged for wanting to wrap this world leader in a blanket cocoon and give him a mug of hot cocoa and a lil smooch on the forehead
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u/Suspicious-Switch133 Mar 07 '25
I want to motherly hug him and tell him that everything will be ok. I can’t, and if anything He is the one that needs to tell me that it will be ok, but that’s what I feel like doing.
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u/BeensbEaNsBeAnSbEaNs Don't blame me I voted Mar 07 '25
No politician deserves more respect than Zelenskyy - hero of our time
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u/Beowulfs_descendant Mar 07 '25
Well why doesn't he wear a suit? So disrespectful! Where is his suit! He's at the highest office and he doesn't have some -- thousand dollar suit!
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Mar 08 '25
Looking back at life, I can only imagine the difference between this man, and narcissists like Putin, Musk and Trump.
The latter lack any empathy and the capacity of self introspection.
I always say "everybody has a different job" and I mean, a different life, a different role to play in the world.
I feel for Zelenskyy, he is doing an amazing job/role in this lifetime. I could never deal with what he has to.
Much respect and Slava Ukraini!
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u/GemmyGemGems Mar 07 '25
He's going down in future history books as a great leader. Never put a foot wrong. He's exemplary.
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u/Alethia_23 Mar 08 '25
I need ammo, not a ride.
I will wear a costume when the war is over, yes?
Madlad.
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u/Fandango_Jones Yuropean Mar 08 '25
No real sleep schedule and a barrage of horrible news and media can so this. Plus the constant danger of assassination, bombardment or fear of loosing the war for survival.
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u/OREOSTUFFER Uncultured Mar 08 '25
The anger, disappointment, and embarrassment I felt watching Donald mock and berate Zelenskyy cannot be understated.
Donald acting tough against a war hero sickens me.
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u/JaDou226 Friesland Mar 08 '25
I used to see this kind of side by side picture of Abraham Lincoln floating around on Reddit. It seemed crazy how a person could change and age that much in such a short span (pre- and post-Civil War). We're now seeing it happen in real time with Zelensky. I don't envy that man
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u/kabubadeira Mar 08 '25
He has of course aged a lot in the last 3 years, but the circumstances of each foto matter. One is a professional studio photo with appropriate lighting and facing the camera, while the other one is taken in the street, particularly during a very traumatic experience (Bucha).
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u/Banana7273 Mar 07 '25
ah yes, the happiest dictator ever
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u/GreenEyeOfADemon EUROPE ENDS IN LUHANSK! Mar 07 '25
You dropped the /s
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u/Banana7273 Mar 07 '25
yeah, I thought it was obvious heh
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u/GreenEyeOfADemon EUROPE ENDS IN LUHANSK! Mar 07 '25
Hard times my friend. I thought you meant sarcasm, but others didn't and you are a victim of friendly fire.
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u/6DONDada9 Uncultured Mar 08 '25
elect comedian expect tragedy
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u/GreenEyeOfADemon EUROPE ENDS IN LUHANSK! Mar 08 '25
You wrote the same comment over and over: are you an app?
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u/vegetabloid Mar 08 '25
Yeah, he clearly sniffed too much cocaine
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u/__JOHNSIMONBERCOW__ 12🌟 Moderator Mar 08 '25
u/vegetabloid is BANNED
TO RUSSIANS: Let this be known to your troops who entered our land, Ukraine is одна з нас. Be sure that every single one of you will be sent to trial and jailed for your atrocities. Your commanding officers will face international trials and will be held responsible. Your president is destroying your country and ruining your future. Fight against your criminal government.
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u/hermarc Mar 07 '25
Yeah he's a trained comedian and actor
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u/GreenEyeOfADemon EUROPE ENDS IN LUHANSK! Mar 07 '25
And?
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u/hermarc Mar 07 '25
He's not on the field. He's alive and fine. He daily orders the armies to keep fighting instead of surrendering. It's totally possible he also invited civilians to join the fight. But why would he care about having power onto these plots of land? Why would anyone? Yet young, innocent men are dying every day.
As a trained comedian and actor, he could totally be faking his struggle.
The powerful people are forcing innocents to suffer and die for the property of plots of land. We could TRADE them, as we already do within nations. Keep supporting nationalism, joining the army, praising the winners and all that, and the result is the powerful and the rich will keep "paying" those plots of land with human lives instead of money. The lives of the poor.
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u/GreenEyeOfADemon EUROPE ENDS IN LUHANSK! Mar 07 '25
We could TRADE them,
Who's "we"?
having power onto these plots of land?
Good: what plot of Italian land are you willing to give up? Lombardia? Sicilia?
Yet young, innocent men are dying every day.
Because they are defending their homes, their families, their basic right to exist.
As a trained comedian and actor, he could totally be faking his struggle.
You really have no shame.
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u/Faszkivan_13 Slava Ukraini 🇭🇺❤️🇺🇦 Mar 14 '25
I respect him deeply for what he's doing, more people should be like him
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u/dread_deimos Yukraine Mar 07 '25
IIRC, the right photo is his reaction on what he saw in Bucha after its liberation.