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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky answered questions from a panel of readers of Le Parisien by videoconference. Ongoing fights, arrival of Donald Trump, family life… What should we remember from these exchanges?
In almost 3 years of war in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky met a multitude of leaders from around the world. But he had never answered questions from foreign citizens. This is the exercise suggested to him The Parisian. Five readers interviewed the Ukrainian president by videoconference from 2000 km away. Here are excerpts of what to remember from this dialogue.
Vladimir Poutine
“It strikes with missiles, tortures, destroys historical buildings, occupies our lands, kills millions of people. Eight million Ukrainians are exiled, other millions had to leave their destroyed homes. We cannot forget all this what happened. Putin is a boomerang: he comes back until he gets what he wants And for the first time in 30 years of power, a country resists him.
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The end of the war
“We cannot give up our territories. It is the Ukrainian Constitution that forbids us from doing so. We do not have the strength to regain them. We can only count on international force to force Putin to take action. negotiation table. Why is the West, which supports us, taking a stand against him? Why has the whole world let him do this? His missile shipments prove it. We must put Putin in his place.
Help from France
“If the war continues, that does not mean that we are helping Ukraine too much. On the contrary, it is because there is not enough aid. We are grateful for what we have received, but we must help us even more If Ukraine loses, Russia will attack other European countries, including NATO members.
Donald Trump’s rise to power
“We would like US support for Ukraine to be stronger. Our teams are already working with those of President Trump. The United States is and remains our largest donor. America can have influence on Putin.”
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His family life
“I would love to make a movie for myself. Something simple, without bodyguards. Just family and popcorn. Whenever I have the chance, I do everything to spend time with those who allow me to recharge the batteries. As for the end of year holidays, I don’t know yet If I can spend Christmas and New Year with them, I will be delighted. We still have many holidays ahead of us, but we don’t. “We only have one country.”
