"We've got 12 or 17 yose to burning out o essential thanks gois mentioned at mussha mitono pdetanki, notin. It's about tanits, about jetsit about homad wekls," he says. "You have to know that they're running. Russia, yes, they're running."
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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