Zelensky and ‘spirit of Ukraine’ named Time person of year

Time Magazine named Volodymyr Zelensky its person of the year (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Time Magazine has named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky its person of the year, awarding him the accolade “for proving that courage can be as contagious as fear”.

Editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal said the choice of Mr Zelensky — alongside “the spirit of Ukraine” — was “the most clear-cut in memory”.