Ukraine President Zelensky & Wife Olena Zelenska's 'Vogue' Story Gets Mixed Reactions on Social Media

27/07/2022 19:45

Volodymyr Zelensky and Olena Zelenska are on the cover of Vogue, and it’s causing some controversy. The 44-year-old Ukrainian president and his 44-year-old wife appear on the cover of the digital edition of the magazine, including a featured profile called “Portrait of Bravery: Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska“ with photography by Annie Leibovitz. The feature includes several photos of the couple, including shots of them holding hands and posing in what appears to be the Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv, via TMZ. Social media’s response to the story and photo shoot is mixed, with some praising their using the platform to raise awareness of the ongoing war, while others have called it out as an insensitive vanity project amid ongoing violence in their country. Click inside to read more… The magazine spread also comes after Zelensky made an appearance at the 2022 Grammys virtually to address the war. See more of the reactions… Did taxpayer money fund Zelensky's Vogue covershoot? Not a dime more for Ukraine. — Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) July 27, 2022 People are dying, but Zelensky is busy taking pictures for Vogue. — Blue Dog Eyes (@BlueDogEyes1) July 27, 2022 War is profitable for many. There's always an alternative to War – War is Brutal. Nice that Zelensky has time for Vogue in the midst of War – What's brave about fighting a War to suit #US #NATO agenda while tens of thousands of less privileged Ukrainian sons + daughters die…? https://t.co/grzikLchXX — Mick Wallace (@wallacemick) July 27, 2022 A complete loss of sovereignty, a poor country, currency devaluation, a third of agricultural land sold to US corporations, the last grain is exported. What is Zelensky doing? A photoshoot with his wife for glamorous Vogue. pic.twitter.com/sIvCCpcz6l — Lucy Gatsby (@LucyGatsby) July 26, 2022 People are criticizing the Zelensky @vogue wartime glamour shoot as narcissistic, in poor taste, and wrongly timed but what they forget is that it’s also tone deaf and elitist. — Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) July 27, 2022