Jon Stewart commends Ukrainian President Zelensky's 'courage and tenacity and the way that he's leading his country' amid Russian invasion

• Jon Stewart commended Zelensky's courage in leading Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.
• "You see this gentleman's courage and tenacity and the way that he's leading his country," he said.

Jon Stewart commended Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's efforts during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in an appearance on "Morning Joe" Wednesday.

Toward the end of the segment, host Joe Scarborough asked the Stewart about Zelensky, who was an actor and comedian before being elected president of Ukraine in 2019.

"It's just an extraordinary transformation," Scarborough said of the comedian-turned-world-leader.

"Extraordinary," Stewart responded. "Look, I'm a comedian. I know comedians. I don't know that we would be able to rise to the challenge of being in a movie about war."

"You see this gentleman's courage and tenacity and the way that he's leading his country," he said of Zelensky. "It's incredibly moving."

"My fear for Ukraine is that we're going to get sucked into this idea of a heroic narrative while these folks get surrounded in a long-term siege that's just going to cause so much more death and destruction," Stewart added.

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Zelensky has become something of an international hero since Russia invaded his country one week ago. The former comedian has remained at the helm as threats of further attacks loom.