Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky comments on old photo of Conor McGregor and Vladimir Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was recently critical of UFC star Conor McGregor during a meeting with senior Irish politicians, according to a report from the Irish Independent.
According to the report, Zelensky told a traveling Irish delegation, that included Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl and Seanad Cathaoirleach Mark Daly, that he was once a fan of McGregor but said he changed his opinion due the Dublin man posing with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The photograph was taken four years ago and posted to the UFC star’s Instagram account when McGregor met Putin at the 2018 World Cup final in Russia.
In that old post, McGregor posted the caption: “This man is one of the greatest leaders of our time and I was honoured to attend such a landmark event alongside him.”
Russia and Ukraine have been entangled in battle since February, with many lives lost on both sides.
According to the report, Zelensky’s meeting with the delegation lasted 45 minutes and included a wide range of issues but mostly focused on the support Ireland can give Ukraine during and after the war.
Zelensky also spoke about his recent meeting with U2 frontman Bono, who visited the war-torn region and performed in a subway station in Kyiv before meeting Mr Zelensky.
But while he spoke glowingly about Bono, Mr Zelensky was less than impressed with McGregor.
“He felt he wasn’t being supportive of Ukraine,” Mr Daly told the Irish Independent.
“This man is fighting a war but he knows what’s going on all around the world including in Ireland,” the senator added.
