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Max Channon

Watch heroic Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dazzle on TV's Dancing With Stars in viral video

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has a become a household name around the world for courageously leading his country's fight to remain free and sovereign during the Russian invasion.

But he first became a household name in his own country when he appeared on Ukraine's version of Dancing With The Stars.

And a compilation video of his dazzling dance routines that is going viral on Social Media will doubtless delight his millions of new admirers - and is a much watch for fans of strictly.

Zelenskyy's unconventional path to politics began when, aged 17, he entered a TV talent show - and by 2003 he was featuring in TV comedy with Kvartal 95.

He went onto star In Kvartal 95's 2015 political satire series Servant of the People - about a teacher who accidentally becomes president, after his anti-corruption rant goes viral on social media.

Life imitated art when he became President for real in 2019 - and in recent days his 'selfie' videos have inspired Ukraine's resistance to the Russian invasion.

But, as the video in this tweet below shows, President Zelensky is a natural in front of the camera - and on the dance floor.

The tweet, which was posted at 3.01am this morning, went viral almost instantly and clocked up more than 21,000 by 4.30am - just an hour and a half later.

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