Voldi mir zalenski, leader of the soviet union in Ukraine. Speech at parade to mark anniversary of victory over natiism. He says we're smarter than our enemy by one borgnemo. And for a minute it seems like he's going to say bible upremo sla. But then he goes on to refer to history book about ukrane nonune se petrucn.
Patriarch Kirill is the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church. A former colleague describes him as a one-time anti-Kremlin nonconformist. Now, he’s blessing Russia’s war in Ukraine.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Dominguez, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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