Extra episode: President Zelensky makes a surprise visit to the UK
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Listen to his Westminster speech in full.
Victoria and Vitaly come together to talk through Zelensky's first visit to the UK since Russia invaded his country.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaliy Shevchenko.
The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Fiona Leach. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | It's 350 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:09.6 | And here in the UK, I was scrolling through my phone, |
| 0:12.6 | after I'd woken up this morning, |
| 0:14.2 | when a breaking news alert came up to say, |
| 0:17.5 | President Zelensky, President of Ukraine, |
| 0:20.7 | was coming to London today to see the King, |
| 0:23.3 | the Prime Minister, Rishisunak, to address UK politicians. |
| 0:26.9 | And as we understand it, |
| 0:29.2 | he would be meeting some top military people too. |
| 0:32.8 | Yeah, it's Zelensky's first visit to the UK, |
| 0:35.9 | since Russia invaded his country last year. |
| 0:38.8 | And he's second international trip |
| 0:40.6 | since the beginning of this war. |
| 0:42.8 | And this is an extra episode of Ukrainecast. |
| 0:45.8 | And on this edition, we're going to hear |
| 0:48.1 | President Zelensky's address in full, |
| 0:51.5 | speaking to hundreds of MPs and peers in Westminster Hall, |
| 0:56.1 | as they stood to hear his every word. |
| 0:59.1 | This is Ukrainecast. |
| 1:01.1 | Ukrainecast, from BBC News. |
| 1:04.0 | Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heart-haired and pain. |
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