“I need ammunition, not a ride.” This was the beginning of a legend named Volodymyr Zelensky. The man who did get a ride was Ashraf Ghani, the former president of Afghanistan.
I’m sure that you’ve heard a lot of commentary about the contrast between the two. I have lost count of how many times I’ve heard people using them as opposites, that Zelensky stayed to fight for his country, and Ghani bailed.