Volodymyr Zelenskyy and 'the spirit of Ukraine' named Time magazine's 2022 Person of the YearThe magazine annually hands out the title to someone who has "affected the news or our lives the most, for better, or worse".Wednesday 7 December 2022 16:33, UKPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy and "the spirit of Ukraine" has been named Time magazine's 2022 Person of the Year.Mr Zelenskyy has led his country through the war with Russia following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in February.Despite international appeals for the 44-year-old and his family to be evacuated to a safe location during the opening days of the invasion, Mr Zelenskyy stayed in Kyiv with his defence forces.Xi Jinping and Liz Cheney were candidatesThere were several candidates being considered for 2022, including Chinese president, Xi Jinping, US politician Liz Cheney, and billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott."