The experience of seeing hundreds of refugees crossing the border was a powerful one. But it was only when we got to levive train station that i really felt a sense that we were in country of war. The seats are all completely taken there is a very distinctive smell, smell that arcady calls 'the smell of wor people who have not had the chance to wash' This does not feel like and it's pretty sobering experience.
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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