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Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: We're fighting to survive

Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: We're fighting to survive

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Nick Robinson speaks to Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv, about the ongoing war with Russia

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‘We're fighting to survive in our home town, in our country, and
at the same time we're fighting for our future, for our
independence’

Nick Robinson speaks to Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv, about
Ukraine’s war with Russia as it approaches its fourth year.

Born behind the Iron Curtain in 1971, he’s arguably best-known as
a former heavyweight boxing world champion who made his name in
the ring during the 1990s and 2000s.

Having hung up his gloves following a series of injuries, when
his native Ukraine endured political upheaval through the Orange
Revolution, Vitali’s attentions turned to the political arena.
Following a short stint in the Ukrainian Parliament, where he
aligned with pro-Europeans, Vitali was elected mayor of Ukraine’s
capital Kyiv in 2014 after heavily campaigning against
corruption.

But his greatest challenge in politics, and indeed even greater
than becoming a world champion boxer, came when Vladimir Putin
ordered the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February
2022.

Thank you to the Political Thinking with Nick Robinson team for
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Presenter: Nick Robinson Producers: Daniel Kraemer and Ben Cooper
Editor: Justine Lang

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(Image: Vitali Klitschko Credit: Sergei GAPON / AFP via Getty
Images)