21 minutes agoZelensky's wife: My 9-year-old son wants to become a soldier to fight Russia
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Ukraine's First Lady, Olena Zelenska, has said Russia's war in Ukraine has touched her family, causing her young son to lose interest in his earlier preferences and that he now wants to become a soldier. In an exclusive interview Wednesday for [...]
In an exclusive interview Wednesday for NBC News, Zelenska said she cannot make her 9-year-old son return to handle art and other activities.
Before the war, my son went to dance courses. He played piano. He learned English”. Now, she says: the only “the only thing he wants to do is martial arts and how to use the” rifle.
Zelenska spent several days in the US meeting with US officials, repeating her country's plea for more weapons to repel the Russian invasion. She met with congress leaders to apply on behalf of her husband, Ukrainian President Volodyyr Zelensky, who has remained in Ukraine as the country entered the fifth month of war after the Russian occupation.
In her message to Congress, she spoke of anxiety, fear, and concern over the war that has shocked Ukrainians and underlined her desire for children to regain normality.
This is what I want to assure you, that my child returns to childhood and that he is pleased with his” life, it is expressed. /Periscopi/
