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Zelenskyy is not a independent politician

He's a founder of a "Servant of the People" party. This party nominated him as a candidate for president, but, formally, he was nominated as a independent. Information about his politicial party should be edited and, at least, say about his connection to this politicial party. Hea1en (talk) 09:30, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to make a more specific suggestion (i.e. suggest new wording) and/or provide one or more reliable sources supporting what you're saying (whether sources already listed in the article, or different ones) ☺Coppertwig (talk) 21:58, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why don't you decide what words would you find unobjectionable, instead of making people write it out just to shoot it down. 2604:3D09:D78:1000:4A39:5D3F:B328:54DA (talk) 02:14, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Zelenskyy is not an independent politician" ?

Can a politician be completely independent? Independent from everyone and everything. Of course, dependent. For example: Zelenskyy sees Ukrainian troops in the east in a difficult situation

The Ukrainian armed forces are under pressure in the Donetsk region. Meanwhile, Russia continues to attack with missiles and drones whose components come from abroad - and circumvents the Western embargo via third countries. (Vor 4 Stunden "Der Spiegel" Magazine) Now, if Mr. Donald Trump is elected president of the USA ...

Mister Zelenskyy will become more "independent".Coppertwig2 (talk) 10:30, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why does the article say Zelenskyy is "independent" up near the top, but then further down says he is part of "Servant of the People" political party?

It is highly confusing to say the least. Wikipedia power-users can you please edit the article to explain this contradiction? Thank you.27.33.12.176 (talk) 13:23, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have wondered about this as well. The Ukrainian Wikipedia also calls him independent in their infobox. However, the Servant of the People party is clearly his. Is this some technicality? Helpful Cat (talk) 14:04, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Claim that Zelenskyy was implicated in sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines ?

Over at 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage a German WP:RS is being sourced for a claim that Zelenskyy had an agreement with Andrzej Duda to sabotage the Nord Stream pipeline. I am unsure if the standard is different for a head-of-state, so does this meet our threshold for implicating a (pair of) WP:BLP in a serious crime? Thanks. Lklundin (talk) 07:48, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would say no because everyone denied or challenged this story: Ukraine, Poland and even ...Russia.[1]. There is no an official statement from Germany. This is all based on claims by not named "officials". In fact, the German authorities are looking for some "Volodimir Z." who is not Zelenskyy. My very best wishes (talk) 21:35, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Under the section "Personal Life" Please remove "Zelenskyy's assets were worth about ₴37 million (about US$1.5 million) in 2018.[324]

Please add "As of April 21, 2022, Volodymyr Zelensky was worth roughly $20 million (US Dollars), based on reporting by Forbes Ukraine. Additional reporting by Forbes US puts that number at less than $30 million despite social media reports claiming he’s a billionaire" The Real Bob D Builder (talk) 16:33, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Bowler the Carmine | talk 17:34, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Add official portret

File:Volodymyr Zelenskyy 2023 portret.jpg Zacharpolis (talk) 14:18, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]