Watch.. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from Kiev: We are all here
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video, today (Friday), in which he appeared with his aides in front of the presidential residence, that he is in Kiev to "defend" Ukraine despite the advance of Russian forces.
“We are all here, our soldiers are here, the citizens, the community, we are all here to defend our independence and our state,” Zelensky added, alongside Prime Minister Dennis Shmygal, his chief of staff and a close adviser.
Earlier, the Ukrainian president called on his Russian counterpart to sit at the negotiating table after Moscow carried out military operations against the capital, Kiev.
