"I need a man rather than a historical figure": Elena Zelenskaya told how the war was influenced by her family

The first lady of Ukraine gave an emotional and frank interview. Elena Zelenskaya, who recently made an official visit to Sweden, where she met with the royal family, gave a frank and emotional interview to the Air Force, and told how the war with Russia influenced her family. "It may be selfish, but I need a man, not a historical figure nearby," she said, noting that the family is expected to have time to be together. "But we hold on. We have strength - both emotional and physical.

And I'm sure we will stand everything," she added. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Elena Zelenska, along with her children, hid in secret places for months. The first lady confessed that at the beginning of the war, her emotional state can be described as "a constant feeling of adrenaline. " But she had to calm down and live in "in the conditions that were. " Elena Zelenska continues to perform the responsibilities of the first lady.

She rides the world - herself, and with her husband, - meets the leaders of other countries and makes speeches. But she notes that the family is separated. "We have the opportunity to see all together not as often as we would like to. She confessed that her children were not planning anything now, because their lives have changed radically after the war. "It hurts me to look at it because my children are not planning anything. My daughter 19.

At that age, young people dream of travel, new feelings, emotions. She has no such opportunity. That is, a restriction in time, that you can you Allow, they exist, and we somehow try to live with it, " - said the first lady. She remembered that she met Vladimir Zelensky when they studied at one school and worked on a humorous show together. She never dreamed of her husband to become a "historical figure". And those times when he was just near, now he remembers with regret.

But the first lady is convinced that Volodymyr Zelenskyy "has energy, willpower, inspiration and stubbornness to stand in this war. " "I believe in him and I support him. I know that he has enough strength. Any person in this situation that I know would be much harder for him than him. He is really a very, very strong person and endured. And we need all this endurance now, "Zelenska said.

One of the latest projects of the first lady is devoted to mental health and psychosocial support for Ukrainians in war. She is now preparing for the first lady and gentlemen summit, which will be held in Kiev today, September 6. The first lady and gentlemen's summit is the International Association of the First Persons of the World, launched by Elena Zelensk in 2021 to exchange experience and to realize joint projects for the welfare of people in the world.

The first lady hopes that he will be able to inspire someone, or prove with her example that "we live, we work, we go forward. " "No one can know what is expective. This role at this time, ”she said, noting that for a year and a half, Ukrainians could not be sure of tomorrow, and in the future. "We have a huge hope for victory, but when we wait, we do not know. And it is a long expectation, constant stress is given sign," the first lady of Ukraine summarized.