Is it over the top to compare Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Winston Churchill?

[Bucky]

9. The point of comparison has to do with ability to rally his nation to an existential fight

Zelenskyy is also a leader with flaws, along with 99% of all leaders. For instance his embrace of the neo-nazi Azov Militia gave unneeded credence to Putin's mostly dishonest claim of needing to "denazify" Ukraine. I mean, they were willing to kill Russian invaders, which is a good thing, but Zelenskyy didn't have to award their commander the Hero of Ukraine medal or otherwise ignore the very real charges of human rights violations. And despite talking right on corruption in Ukraine's government, he didn't really do anything about it for the three years prior to the Russian invasion.

Now, are these important concerns where we address Zelenskyy as a wartime leader? Not at all. He's a big man doing a big job. The flaws really don't amount to much compared to what he's doing to protect the west and weaken the bully in the Kremlin. History may have other twists and turns in store for the president's reputation, but for the time being, he's the man of the hour, a near demi-god. In that, he's very much like Churchill.