We asked president zalensky more about what countries we're doing the most to help. We talked about russia. He told me that vladimir putin wasn't even mourning the russian army's casualties, that he was throwing russian soldiers like logs into a train's furnace. Do you practice? Ot, no, i dont have time. I feel it relin the word is. It seems to me that putin himself doesn't know. Oh, are you making any progress ingat do you think you will get them? I don't kno. Thin o, mything youare amartiton churchill practised his speeches a lot. Thank you very
Our editors traverse layers of security to reach the situation room where Ukraine’s president is so often seen addressing the world. They ask about his decision to stay in Kyiv, which countries are proving most helpful and whether he always had all those green clothes. They find a man who speaks of determination and honesty, and whose sense of humour remains remarkably undimmed.
Find an edited transcript of the interview here.
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