VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY, TIME’S PERSON OF THE YEAR – A BIT LATE

 A little late for Time, the NBTP’s Person of the Year was declared in September 2022, a full three months before Time. Thank you to our staff.

Illustration by Neil Jamieson for TIME (Source Images: Getty Images (12); Ivanchuk: Lena Mucha—The New York Times/Redux; Kondratova: Kristina Pashkina—UNICEF; Kutkov: Courtesy Oleg Kutkov; Nott: Annabel Moeller—David Nott Foundation; Payevska: Evgeniy Maloletka—AP)

Illustration by Neil Jamieson for TIME

 

Our September post follows: 

OUR MAN OF THE YEAR VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY

   

President Zelenskyy stands at 5’7″, Vlad the Impaler about the same. However, Zelenskyy stands much taller in the world view. A diminutive figure before the Russian – Ukraine war, he now stands among the world elite.Zelenskyy Turns to the Laws of War in Prosecuting Kremlin Ally Caught in Uniform

President Zelenskyy has shown the world that standing up against a bully is possible. But as we said before, the EU and USA did not have gumption, the nuts to prevent this from happening. Europe is now paying the price in spades. A long cold winter awaits them because of their weakness, NATO included.

However, the United States under Branden is 100% to blame for the invasion. They did not establish a No Fly Zone at the outset. Vlad would not attempt to invade Ukraine under Trump; he would have stood down,

Additionally, the weak Obama allowed Putin to annex Crimea. Another action by Branden, the pullout of Afghanistan manifested weakness which Vlad interpreted as “go ahead” to invade.

But through it all PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY MANNED UP in the face adversity. That is why we chose him as the NBTP Person of the Year.