{"id":417136,"date":"2022-03-16T19:49:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T16:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/zelensky-shows-biden-what-true-leadership-looks-like\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T19:49:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T16:49:32","slug":"zelensky-shows-biden-what-true-leadership-looks-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/zelensky-shows-biden-what-true-leadership-looks-like\/","title":{"rendered":"#Zelensky shows Biden what true leadership looks like"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be8f84bba6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be8f84bba6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/zelensky-shows-biden-what-true-leadership-looks-like\/#%E2%80%9CZelensky_shows_Biden_what_true_leadership_looks_like%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Zelensky shows Biden what true leadership looks like&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CZelensky_shows_Biden_what_true_leadership_looks_like%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Zelensky shows Biden what true leadership looks like&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called on Joe Biden to be \u201cthe leader of the world\u201d when he spoke before Congress Wednesday, but it\u2019s clear that for the moment, Zelensky is the leader of the world \u2014 at least when it comes to providing us with a sterling example of what leadership can and should be.<\/p>\n<p>Stalwart. Responsive to emotion but not driven by it. And with a determined sense of what is right and what is wrong, and what is necessary and unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrong doesn\u2019t mean brave or big,\u201d he said, which is a sentence worth studying. He wants it to be understood that Ukraine should not be supported because it\u2019s bravely taking a stand against a superior power it is not likely to prevail against.<\/p>\n<p>No, Zelensky was saying, support for Ukraine is not a sentimental or foolhardy gesture, because Ukraine is \u201cstrong.\u201d It can win this. It can do so if we give Ukraine the tools that will help it \u201cclose the sky.\u201d We won\u2019t just be doing our humanitarian duty in preventing the kinds of horrors he showed us during a heartbreaking film clip cataloging the cost of Russia\u2019s depredations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky virtually addresses the US Congress on March 16, 2022,\" class=\"wp-image-21545864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky virtually addresses Congress on March 16, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">J. SCOTT <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APP<\/a>LEWHITE\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the US Congress via video link from Kyiv on March 16, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-21545881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>It\u2019s clear that for the moment, Zelensky is the leader of the world.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">HANDOUT\/UKRAINE PRESIDENCY\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ukraine.WARMAP.MARCH15-14.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Russian invasion of Ukraine as of March 15, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-21546009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ukraine.WARMAP.MARCH15-14.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ukraine.WARMAP.MARCH15-14.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ukraine.WARMAP.MARCH15-14.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Russian invasion of Ukraine as of March 15, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His relatively brief, substantively fascinating, and ultimately overwhelming speech will not only strengthen the determination of the American people and the West to support Ukraine but will deepen that support. For example, he moved beyond the plea for a \u201cno-fly zone\u201d that Biden thinks is too provocative. \u201cIs this too much to ask?\u201d Zelensky said, then answered: \u201cIf this is too much to ask, we offer an alternative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The alternative was, specifically, a Soviet-Russian air defense system called the S-300 that would have to be transferred to Ukraine by a NATO country formerly in the Soviet bloc where it had once been deployed. Our role would then be to replace that system in Poland (or wherever else) with a newer American system.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p><strong>Get the latest<\/strong> <strong>updates<\/strong> <strong>in the Russia-Ukraine conflict with The Post\u2019s live coverage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Cannily, he did not push on a closed and possibly locked door, but rather opened a side door to a new kind of resistance capacity against the Russian onslaught. That shows Zelensky\u2019s capacity to improvise and think creatively about how to continue the fight he and a growing number of Western war experts think might actually be winnable.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/joe-biden-ukraine-zelenksy-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Joe Biden\" class=\"wp-image-21547430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/joe-biden-ukraine-zelenksy-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/joe-biden-ukraine-zelenksy-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/joe-biden-ukraine-zelenksy-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/joe-biden-ukraine-zelenksy-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>President Biden speaks about additional security assistance that his administration will provide to Ukraine at the White House.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky virtually addresses the US Congress on March 16, 2022\" class=\"wp-image-21546021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Zelensky was saying support for Ukraine is not a sentimental or foolhardy gesture, because Ukraine is \u201cstrong.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">DREW ANGERER\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/biden-9.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"President Joe Biden\" class=\"wp-image-21545933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/biden-9.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/biden-9.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/biden-9.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called on President Biden to be \u201cthe leader of the world.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Leah Millis\/File Photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The speech (and his film) will also put salutary pressure on America\u2019s elites \u2014 not just in the Biden administration but in Congress and the chattering classes \u2014 not to start \u201cgoing wobbly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That was what Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush to buck him up the last time the nations of the West gathered to oppose and seek to reverse one country\u2019s gobbling up another \u2014 back in 1990, when Saddam Hussein\u2019s Iraq took over Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the emotional direction of the country is all toward Ukraine, but despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> idea that the US public is fickle and will lose interest or focus, the graver threat to Ukraine comes from the elites and their collective lack of a policy spine. That temptation \u2014 to think that there might be a way to squirm out of taking a stand \u2014 is what Thatcher was warning the elder Bush against 32 years ago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Members of the US Congress watch a video of a fire after an attack in Ukraine during a virtual address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on March 16, 2022\" class=\"wp-image-21546054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Members of Congress watch a video of a fire after an attack in Ukraine during a virtual address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on March 16, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Members of Congress give Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a standing ovation before he speaks\" class=\"wp-image-21545972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/zelensky-congress.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Members of Congress give Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a standing ovation before he speaks.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Sarahbeth Maney\/The New York Times via AP, Pool<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And it\u2019s a good reminder now that if the Ukrainian people are willing to suffer these awful consequences to remain free of the Russian yoke, we can at least stand shoulder to shoulder with them and give them the support we can.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky, a comic actor by trade who seems to have answered history\u2019s unexpected call in the most extraordinary fashion, is the face of Ukraine, and the representative of its heart and spirit. 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