Ukraine’s president tells The Economist why Vladimir Putin must be defeated
Surrounded by sandbags and tank traps, Volodymyr Zelensky holds forth
HE NEVER WANTED a war and he did not prepare his country for one. He may quote Winston Churchill, but he is no Churchill. He wears khaki but he is leaving the battle-plans to Ukraine’s generals. “[The] people are leaders,” declares Volodymyr Zelensky.
This article appeared in the Briefing section of the print edition under the headline “Confidence from the bunker”
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