“We want to live in a free country, we want to build democracy, we fight for it and for the future of our children,” and also for that “we want to be part of the European family, because geographically Kiev is part of Europe, and we need Europe. Vitaliy Klitschko, Mayor of Kiev, explained this in a video link with the European mayors’ initiative “European Cities and Global Challenges” that is currently taking place in Florence. “Our main goal, our dream,” he said, “is to end this war that makes no sense and bring peace to Ukraine. Please do not forget that Ukraine is the largest country in Europe and provides grain for the entire region and for us.” That is why we must do everything we can to bring peace to Ukraine and end this war that has no makes sense. We are doing everything we can to defend ourselves, to defend our homeland.” Everyone must understand, said Klitschko, “why this war is senseless and why we Ukrainians want to be part of the European family.” Putin thought Ukraine “We have always been a part of Russia and we are now fighting for our European brothers, for our European future, to be part of the European family with our democratic brothers.”
