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Zelenskyy's Support Dwindles Amid Corruption and War Fatigue

2/17/2026

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, was elected in 2019 as an anticorruption outsider, but public support has shifted due to war fatigue and corruption scandals.
He was celebrated for defiance during Russia's invasion, yet critics say he concentrates power and drifts from his everyman image.
Calls for national elections in 2026 persist amid wartime martial-law rules, while Valerii Zaluzhnyi emerges as a potential contender.

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Story summary

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, was elected in 2019 as an anticorruption outsider, but public support has shifted due to war fatigue and corruption scandals.
He was celebrated for defiance during Russia's invasion, yet critics say he concentrates power and drifts from his everyman image.
Calls for national elections in 2026 persist amid wartime martial-law rules, while Valerii Zaluzhnyi emerges as a potential contender.