Japanese student arrives at his graduation dressed as Ukraine’s Zelensky: ‘I am…’ | World news
A student in Japan showed up at his graduation ceremony wearing Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky’s now-iconic olive sweater and khaki pants combo. Graduation ceremonies in Japan often see graduates in suits or formal wear. But Kyoto University has its own tradition where students opt for different outfits on their big day.
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“I am President Zelensky,” the student told the Yomiuri local TV network, Sky News reported. The student said he started growing his beard to look more like the Ukrainian leader after people told him he looked like him.
A student was also seen with a sign carrying messages expressing his support for Ukraine amid the Ukraine war. He also made a souvenir card which included a passage from Zelensky’s speech in December in the US Congress. The student also made a wooden shamoji – a rice spoon – similar to the one presented to Zelensky by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as a gift during his visit to Kyiv last week.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian president said that Russian forces are taking the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant “on hold” adding that its security cannot be guaranteed until they leave it. The Ukrainian army has destroyed the front town of Avdiivka, he said.
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“Stopping a nuclear power plant for more than a year – this is definitely the worst thing that has happened in the history of European or world nuclear power,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in his video address last night. saying that the presence of Russia as “radiation. blackmail”.
The comments came after Zelensky’s meeting with Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Restore safety and security without the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from the plant is impossible, Zelensky said.
Zaporizhzhia is one of four regions that Russia said it annexed in September.
