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Volodymyr Zelenskyy wows on Ukrainian 'DWTS', trolls say 'Putin can't pull it off'

'Zelenskyy could ride on a horse shirtless but putin could never pull off a white striped suit with a matching fedora,' said a user

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been appreciated for how relentlessly he is fighting against Russia's invasion in his home country. However, a rather hidden talent of the Ukrainian President has recently come to light. 

This former comedian is claimed to be a man of many talents. And rightly so! Back in 2012, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy competed in and won in Ukraine's version of 'Dancing With the Stars'. A compilation video of some of Zelenskyy's performances was posted on Twitter and it is now the talk of the internet. Here's why.

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Viewers globally are left in awe after watching his moves on the dance floor. The tweet captioned, "so apparently Zelenskyy won the Ukrainian version of Dancing with the Stars in 2006 and the tape is even better than whatever you're imagining" has garnered over 4 million views with almost 80K likes. The Ukrainian leader is seen rocking several different dance forms. One highlight of this compilation was how him and his partner performed a routine seamlessly and graciously despite being blindfolded. Commendable, indeed!

Viewers left comments, positive for Zelenskyy and not so positive for other leaders. Some of them include: "zelenskyy could ride on a horse shirtless but putin could never pull off a white striped suit with a matching fedora"

Another said, "Striped suit with a matching fedora is a character of a famous Russian series "Twelve chairs" based on a popular soviet book of the same name. The series are some of the best of the Soviet cinema"

Adding to the list of this leader's skills, another user said, "He also voiced Paddington Bear (in Ukrainian) in one of the Padding Bear movies - at this rate we’re going to find out he performs brain surgery in his spare time…"