‘I don't see them often’: Zelenskiy fights back tears when asked about his family
Guardian, 25 Feb 2023
Volodymyr Zelenskiy fought back tears after a journalist asked the Ukrainian president what he found most difficult during the past year. Zelenskiy held a press conference on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He told reporters: ‘I love my wife, my children are the most important people to me,’ revealing he doesn’t see his parents ‘at all’ because of the war. The UN security council met to discuss the war in Ukraine, while the G7 announced more economic, military and financial sanctions against Russia