The background of the interview she got from him Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky inside his headquarters in Kyiv, reveals his journalist BBC Clive Miri.
Describes the checks they went through until they arrived with the TV crew at headquarters of the Ukrainian resistance. For Zelenski he mentions that he is characterized by a kindness and a charm, however when he spoke about the atrocities in Bouka he did not hide his anger. “I saw a man mentally exhausted and in deep pain for what his people are going through,” Miri said.
He also revealed him unknown dialogue he had with Zelensky when he received a text message from him French President Emanuel Macron just before the interview begins.
“After we greeted one of his assistants, he gave him his phone. He had received a text message from France. “Is it Emanuel?” He asked his assistant. “Yes,” he replied. “We have a communication and he calls me all the time,” the president told me. “Do you mind if I make a quick call to him?” “Of course,” I replied, surprised that he asked me if he could call the President of France immediately or leave it for later.
The following are excerpts from the journalist’s article:
The soldiers at the checkpoint examined our passports and motioned for us to pass. We were inside the building used as the headquarters of the resistance against the Russian invasion.
Barbed wire, mines and firearms compose the image around the building. Heavily armed soldiers were everywhere.
The Kremlin would very much like to see Volodymyr Zelensky dead and Moscow impose a puppet regime. But in the more than 50 days of this war, the Ukrainian resistance has impressed the planet.
We passed our equipment through two metal detectors and entered. There were a number of large corridors and every few meters stacked sandbags. There was only a small hole in the top of the pile to fit the barrel of a firearm.
After we greeted one of his assistants, he gave him his phone. He had received a text message from France. “Is it Emanuel?” he asked his assistant. “Yes,” he replied.
“We have a communication and he calls me all the time,” the president told me. “Do you mind if I make a quick call?”
“Of course,” I replied, surprised that he asked me if he could call the President of France immediately or leave it for later.
But this is also a part of Zelensky, he has a kindness and charm that comes out so naturally.
However, there were times in the next hour when I could tell he was angry and upset when he recalled his visit to the city of Bukha, about 25 kilometers northwest of central Kiev, which had been occupied by the Russians for several weeks. After their departure, a mass grave was discovered near a church while bodies lay in the streets.
I asked him if he thought Vladimir Putin was a war criminal. He replied that anyone with any connection to the Russian army and its political leaders were war criminals.
“Given what has happened, could you sit down at the negotiating table with these people and talk about peace?” I asked.
“The window of opportunity is receding,” he replied, pointing out the atrocities in Bouka and Borodianka.
Mr. Zelensky is, of course, a former comedian and actor. But during the time I was with him, I saw a man mentally exhausted and in deep pain for what his people are going through. A man who is compared to Churchill and whose leadership during the dark days of the war will be remembered by many.
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