A figure of speeches: Volodymyr Zelensky in his own words
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 22 December 2022
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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 and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. |
| 0:07.0 | It's been 10 months since Russia invaded Ukraine. |
| 0:10.0 | On the 24th of February, Russian forces crossed the borders around the country and sent |
| 0:15.0 | tanks, troops, helicopters and planes to subdue a country. |
| 0:22.0 | They aimed to reach the capital Kiev in days, storm the government and take out Ukraine's |
| 0:26.6 | President Volodymyr Zelensky. |
| 0:28.6 | Yet, they never reached him and he never fled. |
| 0:32.6 | Instead, 38 hours into the invasion, he took a camera, walked into a famous central |
| 0:37.6 | street in Kiev and held its selfie style, recording the first attest to his people and the |
| 0:43.0 | world after the invasion. |
| 0:46.4 | We are here, he said. |
| 0:56.9 | We defend our independence. |
| 0:59.0 | This is how it will be from now on. |
| 1:08.4 | Ten months of grinding war later, Russia still occupies parts of the country and the cold |
| 1:13.3 | weather has slowed both armies. |
| 1:15.9 | Yet, Mr. Zelensky has not stopped putting out his message that Ukraine remains Ukrainian. |
| 1:25.5 | At hundreds of speeches and addresses since, that message has only become clearer. |
| 1:30.5 | Greetings, Glastonberry. |
| 1:33.0 | The most terrible has happened. |
| 1:35.3 | Russia has stolen our peace. |
| 1:37.8 | Russia started the war against freedom as it is. |
| 1:45.7 | This is only the beginning for Russia on the Ukrainian land. |
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