Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and wife face backlash for photoshoot during war
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has posed with his wife Olena Zelenska for Vogue magazine. The magazine described the cover as a ‘portrait of bravery’.
The photoshoot has received criticism from around the world. Some are criticising it for being out of time and glamourising war.
In one of the photos, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olena Zelenska were holding hands with each other.
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In another photo, First Lady Olena Zelenska is seen posing with a broken vehicle with three Ukrainian soldiers standing guard.
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The photoshoot is receiving a lot of criticism. Have a look at some of the tweets:
wartime Vogue photoshoot.. odd. https://t.co/v9rcmvA0O1
— ptrk (@xpxrxbx) July 27, 2022
https://twitter.com/znik700/status/1552019830143782912?s=21&t=Bo55WxedBlW7JznavqvCNgThe War’s so serious in Ukraine that Zelensky has time to pose in fashion magazine Vogue for a photo shoot!! The whole thing is a racket! pic.twitter.com/r92obDU1DE
— Christopher Greene 😎🏝🚀⛵️ (@amtvmedia) July 28, 2022
Zelensky and his wife finding the time and apparent safety to do a vogue photo shoot in the middle of a deadly war zone 😂🤦🏼♀️🤣 pic.twitter.com/ovTUk5OONU
— World of NC (@WorldofNC) July 27, 2022
The behind the scenes photos and videos of Vogue’s photo shoot with Zelensky do not encourage me to care more about the war in Ukraine. Probably less, in fact.
— Woody P, Professional Designation®️ (@woodypanama) July 27, 2022
N numbers of Ukrainian soldiers of dying in the war, and their President #Zelenskyy & his wife do a “wartime” theme #Vogue photoshoot. CRINGE. pic.twitter.com/J5MRW64hiV
— Vaibhav (@1997Indian) July 27, 2022
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