Lives in an endless marathon: surrounded by Zelensky told how he changed his war

In the President's environment, he is described as a leader who has become more rigid and decisive, less tolerant of mistakes and even prone to paranoia, and that he is constantly stressed and tired. Since the beginning of the war, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has become more rigid and less tolerant in Ukraine, and can dramatically end a meeting if its participants have not prepared for it. This is stated in Reuters.

The agency spoke with 8 active and former Ukrainian and foreign officials who worked with the President, as well as several friends and colleagues from his past, who told how the President changed since February 2022. They all describe Zelensky as a leader who has become more rigid and decisive, less tolerant of mistakes and even prone to paranoia, and that he is constantly stressed and tired. "This is a sleepless regime," said the Excellent Defense of Zelensky Alexei Reznikov.

He said that Zelensky constantly had a bag of variable clothing and toothbrush, as he often visited. "This is the daily life of the President - a broken dream. It is consultations at night and an appeal to parliaments, Senate, regardless of time. It is in stress mode 24 hours a day, 7 days a week is an endless marathon," Reznikov said. According to Zelensky, he can order officials and advisers to leave the room if he feels that they are not fully ready for the meeting.

"If he sees that people are not prepared or contrary to each other, he will say, get out of here. I have no time for it," said one of the members of the Zelensky team who wished to remain anonymous. Many respondents said that they were amazed by Zelensky's mental resistance and his ability to cope with their role of President of Ukraine, military commander -in -chief and bridge with the world. "His memory is a great power.

He holds a large amount of information in his head, he quickly captures details and nuances. This gift has accelerated his rapid mastery of English - I watched it," Reznikov said. He added that now few doubt that a former comedian with a little geopolitical experience can so boldly withstand the power of the Russian Federation. At the same time, Zelensky is becoming more and more "paranoid" about suspicion of Russian attempts to kill him and destabilize the leadership of Ukraine.

This was stated by a high -ranking European official who negotiated with Zelensky. "And that's right," the official added. Zelensky himself evaded the question of how he acted as a leader of Ukraine in exceptional circumstances. "I can't evaluate my activity, I think it is not very ethical. I am proud of the fact that I am the President of Ukraine all these five years," he said in an interview with Reuters.