U.S. Treasury Secretary
Janet Yellen
and Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky
are set to address The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council this week, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended geopolitics and amplified economic challenges that have emerged because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
With the war in Ukraine front and center of global events, Mr. Zelensky is scheduled to address the event by video link. The meeting will open in London on Tuesday evening, when the head of the British armed forces, Adm. Tony Radakin, is also set to speak.
The invitation-only event will also bring together business leaders, including
Microsoft Corp.
founder
Bill Gates,
James Gorman
of
Morgan Stanley,
James Quincey
of
Coca-Cola Co.
,
Brian Chesky
of
Airbnb Inc.
and
Michael Moritz
of Sequoia Capital, a California venture-capital firm focusing on the technology sector.
Mr. Zelensky has become the face of Ukrainian resistance, helping to bolster morale at home and galvanize public opinion in the West, where he has persuaded governments to deliver increasing volumes of weapons to defend his country. His decision to remain in Kyiv as Russian forces rolled into Ukraine is seen by Western military analysts as critical to the country staying in the fight.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has propelled President Volodymyr Zelensky onto the world stage. WSJ looks at how the former television star’s use of social media brought his wartime messages to a global audience. Photo: Davit Kachkachishvili/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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