100 Days In: Zelensky Returns to the Street to Vow Ukraine Will Win

Ninety-nine days ago, Volodymyr Zelensky left the presidential palace in Kyiv to shoot a selfie video outside in the street.

The previous day, President Vladimir Putin had sent his troops into Ukraine and the Ukrainian leader was coming under Western pressure to save himself and evacuate the capital before the massive column of Russian armor reached the city.

But no, Zelensky said, Ukraine will fight and he would stay. “I need ammo, not a ride,” he declared.

It was a line that passed immediately into history and helped steel a nation to defend itself against a brutal and illegal invasion. On Friday, Zelensky returned to the same spot outside his Kyiv office to shoot another video and send out the same message: “We’re defending Ukraine for 100 days already. Victory will be ours.”