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Jeanette Jalil

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
185 total appearances

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Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

And you didn't want to do that.

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

And you wouldn't tell your men to do that either.

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

You saw, in some cases, when people said no, they were shot, or they had their cash cards taken away from them.

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

And you thought that was just happening where you were, but it was happening more widely to other soldiers in the Russian army.

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

How does that make you feel about the country that you were fighting for?

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

What I feel about my country?

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

No, I think...

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

Russia is not Russia anymore.

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

Dima, a former Russian army medical officer.

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

For the first time here in the UK, a baby has been born to a mother who received a womb transplant from a dead donor.

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

The boy is called Hugo.

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

His mother, Grace Bell, says that after years of believing that she would never have a baby, Hugo was simply a miracle.

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

It's been a long journey, if I'm honest.

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

Now, 16 years ago, I was told that

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

I could never carry my own baby.

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

And that was final.

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

There was nothing in the world that could have solved that.

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

I was diagnosed with something called MRKH syndrome, which meant my uterus was in two halves.

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

So all this time, it was always surrogacy or adoption.

Global News Podcast
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

Me and Steve actually decided to go down, initially down the route of then surrogacy.