 We, I think, are all aware that this is the largest refugee crisis in the 21st century. We have 18 million people in Ukraine that are in need of humanitarian support. Six million people are internally displaced. There are repeated attacks throughout the country that have left millions of people without electricity, water supply, or heating. With temperatures now below zero, more and more people need help with basic needs. And in September last year, you launched the Olenna Zelenska Foundation, which is really looking at how you can, of course, respond to this emergency, but also restore a human capital of Ukraine. So we're here to talk about that a little in more detail. The structure of the discussion will be that I'll ask a few questions myself to get us started. And then, of course, we would love to also get some questions from our colleagues here in the audience. Just to say that it is really focusing on the topics that I just mentioned. We recognize that there may be, of course, curiosity around some military and political issues, but of course, Madam First Lady, this is her specific focus, so hopefully we can mainly focus on that. So let me start with the foundation. The foundation works across the areas of healthcare, education, and humanitarian aid. So if you could tell us a little more about the latest humanitarian situation and what is the foundation doing to address some of those needs on the ground. Thank you. I will speak Ukrainian, but we have our interpreter. She'll help you tell us a little bit about that. I'll start with the humanitarian situation in Ukraine right now. Apart from the overall problems that we have in the country, which is a country at war, such as IDPs, we have a lot of problems in Ukraine. We have a lot of problems in Ukraine. We have a lot of problems in Ukraine. We have a lot of problems in Ukraine. There are some overall problems that we have in a country which is a country at war, such as IDPs, destruction of housing, infrastructure, and ruination of people's lives. Russia is adding more and more trials for our country. At the start of the winter, they started ruining our infrastructure to make sure that the country descends into darkness and war. When I talk about the humanitarian dimension, this is what I call humanitarian assistance. It's a human dimension. From the bottom, the overall problems that we are experiencing, now there is a problem with heating and electricity. In many regions of our country, people are getting electricity only a few hours a day, and in those regions that are close to the front lines, they are completely out of the control of the infrastructure whatsoever. The foundation is helping to meet the needs of these people who are still in the deoccupied territories. These people are often living in half destroyed homes, and we are doing everything we can to provide warmth and light for them. Even a fire fire in the woods. This can be anything. It can be diesel generators, heaters of any kind, blind and sleeping bags. And self-made iron stoves where people can work themselves, even firewood and food. But we don't just get things together. We make sure that the things we have got these people actually reach those who need it most. So that's part of the humanitarian assistance. What's more for life to come back to our communities? We need to provide people with adequate healthcare. Unfortunately, since the start of the war, our enemy have been destroying our healthcare infrastructure and facilities. And what the Foundation does is to rebuild those medical facilities that are desperately needed by the people in these communities. I will give you an example. The town hospital of Izhum. In Izhum, around 100,000 people lived before the war. It was then occupied, unfortunately, most of the buildings, most of the infrastructure in the town was destroyed. When the enemy was retreating, the Russians looted the hospital, although nothing much is left. However, the doctors of the hospital stayed, and even these conditions, they continued to work. I can tell you a number of different personal stories. Unfortunately, we don't have time for them today. But what I wanted to say is for life to return to this town and to these people, we need hospitals. Unfortunately, we are already finding and have found partners who have joined us in their efforts to restore these medical facilities. And we hope that this year, this project will be implemented. Because of the fact that we are constantly under missile strikes, there are no schools that do not have the necessary equipment. Therefore, two or three of our children start online, as it was in both countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. But unfortunately, due to the aggressive neighbors, this quarantine will continue. Another important component of any normal life in any community is education. Unfortunately, the system, the education system in our country is not currently working as it really should, because the schools are constantly being shelled, and those schools that are not equipped with bomb shelters cannot function. So two parts of our children are currently studying online. As I'm sure you remember during the COVID lockdowns, this happened everywhere. But our children, unfortunately, because of our aggressive neighbor, have to continue to remain in this lockdown. So this is why the foundation is providing laptops for our teachers who continue to teach. I already mentioned this example. I really like it. And maybe you have seen this as well, that went viral all over the Ukrainian social networks. It's a video of a teacher in the middle of a street, angle deep in snow with a laptop, continuing to teach a lesson, because this is where she was able to find a wifi near a supermarket. So this is what we need to do. We need to help people like that, and the foundation is doing everything towards that end. Unfortunately, thank you. You've described very well now some of the things that are needed. How can people that are watching us now around the world, how can they get involved with your foundation? I think this is an interesting and useful option. I really believe in people-to-people. So those people who really want to know who they are trying to help, we can also help them with that. If you want to become a dinator for a separate school, or a separate hospital, or help a separate region, you can even physically get involved. You can do it on a monthly basis if you are brave enough to be a part of the region. So I think this is a very simple way. Learn. There will be some help. By the way, I will repeat once again that we don't just collect money, we also have our partners who sell their products to us. For example, we get gas suppliers from the companies that are doing the same business with the suppliers. We also collect money from the suppliers. All the things that are given are needed now. That's actually very easy. You can find the areas that we work with on our website. I think it's very easy to help when you want to help. We don't just collect money. We actually are accountable to report about how we use many that we receive. There's actually a very interesting option. It's called People to People. If you're interested in helping any particular school, if you're interested in so-to-speak adopting a particular school or a region, we can do that for you. We can even organize a physical visit for you if you're brave enough to visit Ukraine at the moment. I think it's very easy to just join us. Any kind of help is useful. Like I said, it's not just our goal to collect money. We receive help and kind. For example, our partners provide us with the products they generate themselves. We have a partner in Portugal who provides us with gas heaters. Once again, it's not our goal to just collect money. Every help is useful. Thank you. Madam First Lady, I was fortunate enough to be with you in one of the proceedings this morning where we met with CEOs that are either already supporting Ukraine or are ready to support Ukraine in the future. I think there was a resounding consensus that we can't wait to not only start talking about reconstruction, but actually investing in reconstruction until sometime in the future we need to do it now. We've had other engagements, very busy agenda. So how would you describe your experience at the annual meeting? Has it in what way or has it contributed to your efforts at the end of your foundation and then I'll go to our audience. I would like to deal with my personal concerns and my personal concerns and my personal concerns. We feel very guilty about the meeting. Today's meeting with CEOs and large international organizations has been confirmed once again. We see the interest in supporting Ukraine and it's still an interest. Already today, at the beginning of the meeting there was a conversation on the level of humanitarian aid and the level of international aid and the level of support for the entire Ukrainian economy. I'm happy that the projects are not only planned but already a lot of projects are being implemented. And especially the clear messages that we've heard today that we don't have to talk about the fact that we're going to renew now without waiting for the war to end. Everyone understands that if we don't start today, tomorrow it will be too late. And the reconstruction of Ukraine is not just a reconstruction of what was destroyed. It's a reconstruction of what was destroyed in a more global scale. We should renew ourselves better than before. And for us, now, there are all possibilities. I feel a lot of inspiration from today's meetings because I see a lot of potential partners and already the things that are being implemented today. I would like to share my impressions of the summit and of the conference. With the CEOs and the international organization, this meeting is testament to that. We see an interest in helping Ukraine and, in fact, this interest is very sincere. At the meeting this morning, of course, we were not talking about humanitarian assistance. We were talking about things on a different level. It was more about intergovernmental support and about helping whole sectors of the Ukrainian economy. And I'm very happy to see that there's a number of projects already being implemented. A very clear message that we heard is that we shouldn't be talking about what we will do when the war ends. We're actually, everyone already understands that we need to start talking about it today because tomorrow will be too late. Reconstruction in Ukraine is not just going back to how it was before. We hear it all the time. We need to rebuild better than in the past. Build back better. And, in fact, this renewal will mean a more profound change in a more profound sense. And I'm really inspired by what I see here today because I can see a lot of potential partners who are helping us, planning to help us already implementing important projects. Thank you so much. Now the floor is open for a few questions. So I see the lady there and then the lady there. Thank you so much for coming all the way to meet us. My name is Wang Xin, reporter from China. And yesterday at a special address you mentioned that you would deliver a letter to the Chinese delegation. Can you tell us a little bit more about the letter? Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you very much. I don't read other people's letters, actually. It was a journalist from Ukraine to the head of the Chinese Republic, Mr. Xi Jinping. And he conducted the Ukrainian Formula of Peace. These are 10 points that Ukraine sees in order to get the peace and fix it in the international space. I think it was a gesture of invitation to dialogue in the first place. And I hope very much that this gesture will help you. Thank you very much for your question. In fact, I don't read other people's letters. But what I can tell you is that it was a letter that we addressed, the president of Ukraine addressed to the Chinese leader, Mr. Xi Jinping. It followed the 10 point peace formula which was introduced by the president of Ukraine in which he talks about how to win peace and how to maintain how to sustain this peace in the international space. I think it was a gesture of an invitation to dialogue. And I hope very much that there will be a response to this invitation. Thank you. I think it's the madam over there and then a gentleman here. Mr. Zelenska, you told us yesterday that there were... Can you introduce yourself, please? Okay. I'm from the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation. Mariann Flatzmeiser is my name. Children who were brought to Russia and adopted by force. Is there any chance to get them back and what could be done? To be honest, this is one of the worst. This is one of the most horrific things in this brutal war because we have absolutely no dialogue on this matter with the Russians. We really can't understand how to find information about them. Fortunately, I know that just yesterday our... what's next? Yes, the president and the children told us that there were dozens of children who were brought back to Ukraine yesterday. But this is a constant special operation. There is no open dialogue, open action and the way to solve this situation. We knock on all doors. I had a personal conversation with the general secretary Mr. Gutierrez. To be honest, I can't be sure that there are enough information on the state aggressor to force them to destroy this city. They use our children as terrorists. We take it as kidnapping. Because it's really scary when you don't know where these children are, who are responsible for them. We only hear stories about their sons and not about the Ukrainian legislation without special procedures to go through. The situation is terrible and we don't know where we can solve it. Any request that we send through any channels does not come back with an answer. Our approximate estimation is that several thousand children are currently being held in Russia. But I don't want to tell you any numbers because I am not sure that they are exact. We don't really know where and how to look for information. Fortunately, the presidential representative on the rights of child informed us that several dozen children were returned from Russia to Ukraine. But every time this kind of thing happens it requires special efforts. It's a special operation basically. There is no open dialogue and no action on that side. We have tried knocking on every door but unfortunately we haven't had much result. I have spoken personally to the general secretary and to be completely honest with you I don't think that even the UN has enough influence over the aggressor country to change the situation. It seems that the Russians are using our children as hostages. It's kidnapping. We can't really call it anything else. It's horrific not to know where these children are and who is looking after them. They are being put up for adoption but this is not in accordance with any Ukrainian laws. It's a horrific situation and we don't know how to find a solution to it. Thank you. I think we're coming close to an end so this gentleman here and then the lady there and there will finish. So over to you. Thank you very much. Stefan Lanz 20 Minutes Switzerland. We have learned about this helicopter crash this morning near Kiev. I wanted to know what are your thoughts on the crash and the victims and if you have more information already on the cause of the crash. Thank you very much. Unfortunately, today is one of the worst days that we have all the time. Maybe it may seem that we can get used to it but we don't get used to it and every time for us it's a tragedy. Today this plane crash took place only on this plane. This is the leadership of our Minister of Internal Affairs and the Minister himself of his deputy. Unfortunately, the helicopter crashed on the door of the children's room and several children died there. To be honest, I don't have enough strength to express my emotions. Today the crash is very important and I can't tell you any more information because I don't own it and I know that there will be investigation into why this tragedy happened. This tragedy took away the lives of the people and not only the people who were in the helicopter which is the leadership of the Ministry of the Interior including the Minister and his deputies. The helicopter crashed into the kindergarten just outside the kindergarten and unfortunately killed several kids. Honestly, I don't have the strength to express my emotions right now. I don't think I can put some words together to talk about it and if I can't give you any more additional information it's because I don't have it. An investigation will be held and we will find out the reasons for this tragedy. On a personal level the only thing I can say is that the Minister is very well and for me this is particularly hard because it's a personal blow as well. Thank you and the last question from the lady there and I will conclude. Thank you Ms. Sonska for your time. My name is Yasmin Serhen I'm a staff writer at Time Magazine. In a tweet I think sometime this week you mentioned how you were getting a lot of questions about Ukraine fatigue and you've touched a lot of interest in Ukraine but I wanted to ask you how concerned are you by the possibility of Ukraine fatigue and is it something that you've seen in this forum compared to last year? I often ask about Ukraine fatigue and I often answer that I already have a lot of questions about Ukraine fatigue and to be completely honest with you I already have the fatigue of the questions about the fatigue of the people who may be fatigue from the Ukraine fatigue. But I'm talking about this summit I don't feel that I can say that for sure but during the last summit we already talked about it and it's just about the possibility of this question about NATO it's an exaggeration maybe it's part of some information propaganda about the aggressor because they really wanted the whole world to be aware of us but to be honest at this summit I do not see the signs of fatigue although even at the previous summit we were already talking about the possibility of the Ukraine fatigue to me it seems like an exaggeration but I think this may be a part of the warfare information warfare because I think our enemy would be very happy of the people who are fatigued from the Ukraine And on a personal level I always answer that show how the Ukrainians were not just talking about it but living in it and really what will be when we will finally I think no one in the world will see this day but can you just imagine then how Ukrainians are tired how they are fatigued but we don't only talk about it we have to live this situation imagine what this day will be like when the Ukrainians are fatigued I wouldn't want to see it I don't think it would be good for Ukraine or the world so this session and thank you so much for joining us at the annual meeting thank you for your moderation