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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his call on the European Union to stop all trade with Russia. He also gave an exclusive interview to the union of European public media, of which the France Télévisions teams were able to take part.
Despite the war in Ukraine, President Zelensky arrives with smiling and available maintenance. His residence is guarded as a fortress. France Televisions journalist Agnès Vahramyanasks the president how he feels and if he can see his family. Volodymyr Zelensky respond “today, I mainly focus on my work (…) because a lot of things depend on me”he confides. “The people are important, because it is the people who defend the nation”he continues.
Europeans do not want to go to war against a nuclear power. For the president Zelenskythis is not a form of courage. “The war is already here and it will be too late. Europe must do everything so that Russia does not feel like the master of the world”does he think. The journalist then ask whether he wants to invite Western presidents to come to Kyiv. “We are in a country at war, it is their decision, but I will answer them (…) ‘The door is open'”assures President Zelensky.
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