Book-fair browser Zelenskiy picks up new title: 'To Kill A Tyrant'
KYIV, May 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife browsed the stalls at a literary fair in Kyiv on Friday and left with some new reading material - a book entitled "To Kill A Tyrant."
Zelenskiy, who has led his country throughout the three-year war with Russia, has repeatedly described Russian President Vladimir Putin as a dictator. He did not reveal if he intended, with his book purchase, to send a message to his Kremlin counterpart.
He picked up the book, by Italian academic Aldo Andrea Cassi, in the Ukrainian-language version, according to a post about his visit to the book fair on his account on social media platform Telegram.
A photo he posted showed Zelenskiy's wife, Olena, thumbing through a copy of the book as her husband stood next to her. Zelenskiy said it was one of several titles he and his wife had picked up at the fair.
The full title of the book is: "To Kill A Tyrant; A History Of Tyrannicide From Caesar To Gaddafi."
It was published in Italian in 2022, and according to a summary released by the publisher of the Italian edition, it poses the question: "Is it right or wrong to kill a tyrant? And if it is, who decides?"
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Rhyl Journal
41 minutes ago
- Rhyl Journal
Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia ‘fight for a while'
In an Oval Office meeting with German chancellor Friedrich Merz, Mr Trump likened the war in Ukraine — which Russia invaded in early 2022 — to a fight between two young children who hated each other. 'Sometimes you're better off letting them a fight for a while and then pulling them apart,' Mr Trump said. He added that he had relayed that analogy to Russian president Vladimir Putin in their phone conversation on Wednesday. The US president still left the threat of sanctions on the table. He said sanctions could be imposed for both Ukraine and Russia. 'When I see the moment where it's not going to stop … we'll be very, very tough,' Mr Trump said. Asked about Mr Trump's comments as the two leaders sat next to each other, Mr Merz stressed that both he and the president agreed 'on this war and how terrible this war is going on', pointing to Mr Trump as the 'key person in the world' who would be able to stop the bloodshed. But Mr Merz also emphasised that Germany 'was on the side of Ukraine' and that Kyiv was only attacking military targets, not Russian civilians. 'We are trying to get them stronger,' Mr Merz said of Ukraine.
North Wales Chronicle
an hour ago
- North Wales Chronicle
Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia ‘fight for a while'
In an Oval Office meeting with German chancellor Friedrich Merz, Mr Trump likened the war in Ukraine — which Russia invaded in early 2022 — to a fight between two young children who hated each other. 'Sometimes you're better off letting them a fight for a while and then pulling them apart,' Mr Trump said. He added that he had relayed that analogy to Russian president Vladimir Putin in their phone conversation on Wednesday. The US president still left the threat of sanctions on the table. He said sanctions could be imposed for both Ukraine and Russia. 'When I see the moment where it's not going to stop … we'll be very, very tough,' Mr Trump said. Asked about Mr Trump's comments as the two leaders sat next to each other, Mr Merz stressed that both he and the president agreed 'on this war and how terrible this war is going on', pointing to Mr Trump as the 'key person in the world' who would be able to stop the bloodshed. But Mr Merz also emphasised that Germany 'was on the side of Ukraine' and that Kyiv was only attacking military targets, not Russian civilians. 'We are trying to get them stronger,' Mr Merz said of Ukraine.
Reuters
an hour ago
- Reuters
Israeli military says it will strike Beirut's southern suburbs
CAIRO, June 5 (Reuters) - The Israeli military on Thursday told residents of four neighborhoods in Beirut's southern suburbs to evacuate ahead of strikes on what it said were underground Hezbollah drone-manufacturing sites, and thousands fled. The evacuation warning, published on X, was the first such warning in over a month for the suburbs, which were hit hard in the year-long war that ended in a ceasefire in November. Residents rushed to leave the area, causing traffic gridlock. "Despite the understandings between Israel and Lebanon, the IDF has identified that the Hezbollah aerial unit is operating to produce thousands of UAVs, with the direction and funding of Iranian terrorists," the army added in a statement, using acronyms for the Israel Defense Forces and drones. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah. A U.S.-brokered truce in November halted the fighting between the Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel. Each side accuses the other of not entirely living up to its terms, and the ceasefire has looked shaky in recent months.
