He was the comic from Ukrainian TV who implausibly became president. But Volodymyr Zelensky is now heading a nation under attack after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The fresh-faced 44-year-old became president in time to witness the gravest standoff between the Kremlin and Western powers since the end of the Cold War more than three decades ago.

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