Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Well, at that moment, on February 24th, 2022, everything changed again. Just like in June 1941. Everything changed. And history took a turn. The history of humanity took a turn. And for you too. You were the president. You were... You were talking about fighting corruption, about the country's freedom, about interesting and innovative reforms. But that morning of February 22nd, everything changed.
Could you tell me about that morning, the details of your actions, when you had to quickly make difficult decisions? What was the process for you? How did you make these decisions? Did you discuss them with people you trust? to understand how to respond to this invasion in every technical, political, and military aspect. What was the process for you? How did you make the decision?
Could you tell me about that morning, the details of your actions, when you had to quickly make difficult decisions? What was the process for you? How did you make these decisions? Did you discuss them with people you trust? to understand how to respond to this invasion in every technical, political, and military aspect. What was the process for you? How did you make the decision?
Could you tell me about that morning, the details of your actions, when you had to quickly make difficult decisions? What was the process for you? How did you make these decisions? Did you discuss them with people you trust? to understand how to respond to this invasion in every technical, political, and military aspect. What was the process for you? How did you make the decision?
According to our legislation, in principle, I'm the supreme commander of the armed forces of Ukraine. So I had to give corresponding orders. Yes, I have a military office. And then later there was a military headquarters where all key people gathered. This is not only about the military, it's about energy, etc. All key things. But at that moment, I made the decisions. Quickly and without a doubt.
According to our legislation, in principle, I'm the supreme commander of the armed forces of Ukraine. So I had to give corresponding orders. Yes, I have a military office. And then later there was a military headquarters where all key people gathered. This is not only about the military, it's about energy, etc. All key things. But at that moment, I made the decisions. Quickly and without a doubt.
According to our legislation, in principle, I'm the supreme commander of the armed forces of Ukraine. So I had to give corresponding orders. Yes, I have a military office. And then later there was a military headquarters where all key people gathered. This is not only about the military, it's about energy, etc. All key things. But at that moment, I made the decisions. Quickly and without a doubt.
And... And I cannot say that I am just that kind of person. I'm just a living person who believed that if help is needed right now to help evacuate people, help with children. Several cities were blocked. I was only thinking about how to deliver food there within a day. We did a lot of things, although we understood that they, in fact, occupied part of our state.
And... And I cannot say that I am just that kind of person. I'm just a living person who believed that if help is needed right now to help evacuate people, help with children. Several cities were blocked. I was only thinking about how to deliver food there within a day. We did a lot of things, although we understood that they, in fact, occupied part of our state.
And... And I cannot say that I am just that kind of person. I'm just a living person who believed that if help is needed right now to help evacuate people, help with children. Several cities were blocked. I was only thinking about how to deliver food there within a day. We did a lot of things, although we understood that they, in fact, occupied part of our state.
And we distributed weapons to people. That's how it was.
And we distributed weapons to people. That's how it was.
And we distributed weapons to people. That's how it was.
Trucks came and simply distributed weapons to people so that they could defend the capital to ordinary people just on the street, to ordinary people who understood that if the Russians entered the city, then we would have the same thing that's happening in other cities per the information we received. thanks to digitalization, by the way, we had very good digitalization before this.
Trucks came and simply distributed weapons to people so that they could defend the capital to ordinary people just on the street, to ordinary people who understood that if the Russians entered the city, then we would have the same thing that's happening in other cities per the information we received. thanks to digitalization, by the way, we had very good digitalization before this.
Trucks came and simply distributed weapons to people so that they could defend the capital to ordinary people just on the street, to ordinary people who understood that if the Russians entered the city, then we would have the same thing that's happening in other cities per the information we received. thanks to digitalization, by the way, we had very good digitalization before this.
And we preserved a lot. And even when they were surrounding certain cities, a lot of things still worked. The banking system, the internet, we had television. And thanks to this, I made several decisions to ensure that people are united and have all the information. A Russia is very good at spreading large-scale disinformation.
And we preserved a lot. And even when they were surrounding certain cities, a lot of things still worked. The banking system, the internet, we had television. And thanks to this, I made several decisions to ensure that people are united and have all the information. A Russia is very good at spreading large-scale disinformation.
And we preserved a lot. And even when they were surrounding certain cities, a lot of things still worked. The banking system, the internet, we had television. And thanks to this, I made several decisions to ensure that people are united and have all the information. A Russia is very good at spreading large-scale disinformation.
Fortunately, I have two decades of experience managing a production studio. TV channels and large media resources. I understood that we needed to build an information network very quickly. Thanks to this, I began to address the people constantly. This happened several times, three to five times a day. In fact, I became an information source.