Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Dragged for Vogue Cover Shoot with Wife

Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife, Olena Zelenskahave graced the cover Vogue … something many feel has crossed the line into vanity in the midst of an ongoing war.

The presidential couple is featured in a digital version of the magazine about Olena and her role in the conflict with Russia – titled “Portrait of Courage: Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska”, photographed by Annie Leibovitz. It’s a complete profile of her… along with her husband, the Ukrainian Prez.

Of course, there are also quite a few photos of each of them everywhere – including individual shots of Olena and ones of them together…holding hands and/or posing in what appears to be the Mariinsky Palace in Kiev. .

The story undoubtedly deals with many difficult issues and you have to understand that the purpose is to bring more awareness to the issue. Even so, the fact that the Zelenskys signed off on this is getting some backlash – people say it feels tone-deaf.

A handful of people are arguing about the stance of basic optics, this is not a good look… especially for Ukrainian soldiers on the ground putting their lives on the line. Others criticized it for political reasons, it seems… either way, it’s getting a collective side-eye on Twitter.

Admittedly, this sense of resentment towards some of Zelensky’s choices during this period has been bubbling for some time. Not everyone was there when he attended the Grammys earlier this year — and the same goes for his recent international speaking tour.

Basically, some see a lot of him turning this crisis into a Zelensky show – looking for press and pats on the back along the way – that’s a cynical view anyway.