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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared noticeably tense and seemed to be "in anticipation of some threat" during an off-the-record meeting with journalists, Radio NV political observer Yuliya Zabelina said on Aug. 23.

The harsh public attacks by the Ukrainian president against Vladimir Putin are not accidental, experts and sources interviewed by NV believe. Over the past two months, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has completely abandoned diplomatic language when speaking about Russian dictator Putin, as detailed in the July 6 article Zelenskyy abandons formal language to launch psychological attacks on Putin — NV analysis.

Nearly one-third (32%) of Ukrainians say they’re disappointed with the current government, but almost as many (28%) still feel hopeful, according to a new poll released by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology on Feb. 24.