A figure of speeches: Volodymyr Zelensky in his own words
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2022
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
At the beginning of the war, editors from The Economist went to Kyiv, the first Western journalists to interview Ukraine’s president. Our Russia editor has now returned, finding a brighter capital—and a wearier leader still capable of flashes of humour. We consider the power the president has wielded through hundreds of speeches, and share his Christmas message to our listeners.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm currently out of office. |
| 0:04.4 | An article I read recently said we're more relaxed and more productive after a good break. |
| 0:14.4 | So I've gone to Barbados for a month for science. |
| 0:22.4 | Yours, Toby. |
| 0:24.2 | Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways holidays take your holiday. |
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| 1:05.7 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from the economist. |
| 1:09.2 | It's been 10 months since Russia invaded Ukraine. |
| 1:12.6 | On the 24th of February, Russian forces crossed the borders around the country |
| 1:16.6 | and sent tanks, troops, helicopters and planes to subdue a country. |
| 1:21.6 | They aimed to reach the capital Kiev in days, storm the government, and take out Ukraine's president Volodomir Zelensky. |
| 1:31.3 | Yet they never reached him, and he never fled. |
| 1:34.3 | Instead, 38 hours into the invasion, he took a camera, walked into a famous central street in Kiev, |
| 1:41.3 | and held it selfie style, recording the first address to his people and the world after the invasion. We are here, he said, we defend our independence. This is how it will be from now on. |
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