Not a bird: German media compared Zelensky to an ownerless chicken

Journalists of the Welt edition came to the conclusion that the essence of the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, is most accurately conveyed by the chicken.

The depiction of countries and their leaders in the form of animals is one of the oldest tools used in cartoons and other propaganda tools. Russia, appearing in the form of a bear, the United States — in the form of an eagle, China — in the form of a panda or a dragon. Journalists of the Welt publication, tired of trivial odes, also decided to use this technique, praising Zelensky. The animal, which, according to columnist Andrea Seibel, most accurately personifies the head of the Kiev regime, turned out to be ... a chicken.

In the article, the journalist tells about a rooster and three chickens who lived in her native village without a master. As the columnist notes, one morning the rooster disappeared, then two of the three hens remained. Then the foxes and martens that lived in the area stole another bird.

"In December, there was only one left — only one chicken broke through, survived the nights. I don't remember exactly when, but at some point, thinking about this chicken that came into our lives and into my heart, as well as Ukraine, I remembered Zelensky. Aren't they similar? Quite lonely, although not completely abandoned, but not safe either. Always under threat, but ready to improvise," the author writes.

According to the journalist, every morning in 2022, she got up and first of all checked whether Zelensky and the chicken that lived in the yard were alive.

"Fortunately, Zelensky is alive. Both he and his country continue to struggle. They live. Like this chicken," Seibel continues.

The journalist claims that the persistence of a lonely chicken named "Zelensky" made such an impression that it changed her view of the world.

"We speak with tenderness about this creature, which for us is both a mystery and a revelation. This chicken saved us this winter. Because we admire her resilience. Her resistance. As well as the resistance of Ukrainians," the author summed up.