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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CBS News 60 Minutes that earlier this week he saw only “death, only death” while touring the city of Bucha.
In the interview, which will be broadcast from Sunday, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine in its fight against Russia is defending “a person’s ability to live in the modern world”.
“They say we defend western values. I always say, what are western values? Someone who lives in the US or Europe doesn’t like children either?” said Zelenskyy.
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“Don’t they want their children to study, don’t they want their grandfather to live to be 100 years old?” he continued. “We have the same values. We defend the right to life.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is investigating the site of a recent battle in Bucha on Monday. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)
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“I never thought that this right would be so expensive. These are human values,” added the Ukrainian leader. “So that Russia does not decide what we should do and how I use my rights. This right was given to me by God and my parents.”
The Ukraine-Russia conflict is now entering its 44th day.