Julia Mango
Appearances
Global News Podcast
Mayor of Istanbul dismisses charges against him
I'm sad that this is happening with us now. My childhood was in Russian surrounding. I had Russian friends, Russian school, Russian teachers, and home language was Russian. But I learned Estonian language in school. For me, in childhood, it was like it's my world and... This is another world.
Global News Podcast
Mayor of Istanbul dismisses charges against him
It's difficult for me, like identity, like something. I have Estonian friends. We never spoke about the situation, the world, like Russia and Putin or like that. I don't want about this speak because it's for me, it's very personal. So it's like religion. I say that every time because in our family, we don't speak about that. My colleagues here, they never speak about this.
Global News Podcast
Mayor of Istanbul dismisses charges against him
They know that I'm Russian and I have a Russian family and Russian parents, but they didn't ask about that. And your heart was like, Russia or Putin, it's okay or not. I don't want to speak about that because it's pointless.