 Good morning. Warm welcome to all of you to this issue briefing with the mayor of Kiev, Vitaly Klitschko. Mr. Klitschko, warm welcome to you. Thank you for joining us at this crucial time for your country and for your city. For many long weeks your military and your citizens were bravely defending your city against the Russian onslaught long weeks. Now in early April the Russian army was pushed away from the Kiev area. So first of all, how are you doing? How are the citizens of Kiev doing? What is life like in Kiev right now? Help us understand. First of all, good morning everybody. Sorry coming late because the GPRS doesn't accept the police which closes the streets. It was a little bit complicated coming to the sanction. Thank you for big interest for Ukraine, for Kiev, for the capital of Ukraine. It's very important. Yes, of course, right now in the World Economic Forum is the main question main question safety, safety for economy, safety for the world, safety for the peace, safety for human lives and many of these points depend from our homeland, from Ukraine. It's not secret right now. It's war. It's not special operation what old Russian propaganda is real war. It's one of the biggest war after this Second World War in Europe. Thousand and thousand people already died. Big part of them civilian. And also a lot of children. Right now in this moment is a huge battle of east of Ukraine. The Russian army attacked the Ukrainian forces and every minute died Ukrainian. Also, it's not secret the main priority to occupied whole country and the main target was and still the capital of Ukraine, the heart of the country. I'm very proud to be Ukrainian. I'm very proud to be the part of our society who tough and defend our homeland, our home city from Russians. It's everybody, everybody in the world all experts told and give to Kyiv couple of days the Ukrainian warriors stay and don't give the chance to Russian aggressors occupied our city. After that the whole world see the horrible images from our satellite city. Bordenko, Erpen, Gostomel, Buccia and everyone understand. It's not special operation. It's not the war. After this images what everyone saw everyone can say is genocide of Ukrainian population. Children, women, all people, civilians was killed. It's a difficult time. It's really difficult time right now to explain about that right now in the wars in Switzerland, sunshine, peaceful atmosphere. It's difficult to understand and to see, to feel the atmosphere of people who in one moment homeless. In one moment they doesn't have, they doesn't see the future. In one moment they someone doesn't have a friend's relatives. It's difficult to understand that and to explain the smell of bodies. It's a street. What happens right now is a huge tragedy. Trash is not just for Ukraine and tragedy for millions of people in Europe. And also I want to say it's a big tragedy for Russians. They not understand exactly right now what is mean tragedy, but slowly they understand it coming to everyone. Thank you to Ukrainian, tough Ukrainian soldier. They defend our hometown and the Russians moved. After that we have, we see destroyed infrastructure, destroyed logistics, destroyed life of the people and right now we try to do it, to bring that together, to bring back normal life. It's not easy task. In our hometown aggressors killed more than 100 people, 120, 120 people. More than 300 was injured. 60, 16 16 children was in critical condition in hospitals. Four children died. Destroyed all refinery around Kiev. Destroyed logistic centers which bring the food to our city. And right now main task for me as manager of the city to bring the services to everyone, to bring the normal life and main priority, I'm starting my speech, main priority for every Ukrainian, for every citizen of our hometown, safety. Every day we see many, many times, we listen many times serene. The warning we told to everyone, immediately we have to go in bunkers. I had this voice. The people, some people spent months on the ground. And today nobody have, not anyone have safety, any second, any minutes, their records can land in any buildings. By the way, general secretary to United Nations have a visit in Moscow in this moment when they have a discussion with president of Ukraine. One half kilometer away landed Russian ragas, killed the people. Human activity have rules. By the way, war have rules. We have feeling this war against Ukraine no rules. You ask me about right now, the station Kiev before the war, population in Kiev was 3.5 million citizens during the war majority women, children move to much more safety places and we have a minimum around 1 million citizens right now, the people coming back slowly coming back and 2.5 we calculate with cell phones, with operators 2.5 million people right now in Kiev not everyone coming but if someone ask me should I come or not I tell you personal responsibility we can't give you guarantee for your safety. It's public transportation work not so well like before it's not so many services but we give the best we have electricity, water food medical care, everything work in our hometown but atmosphere is still strange because twice 3 times a day, 4 times sometimes non-stop we listen this warming regarding alarm and everyone have to go to the bunkers I have a lot of stories today is 93rd day of the war 92 days 92 days of the war I have a feeling it's one long long day non-stop I have a lot of stories a lot of stories human stories if you want to listen a couple of them if you have time it will be interesting if not I can start to question answer by the way I touched some very important points Mr. Mayor as you said we will have some questions from from the audience as well for the important message that you just delivered two things from me as you said this is still a hot war your nation is fighting for its freedom help us understand because we are hearing of course that there is no heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine in particular what is your assessment of the situation on the front there if you can give us every one of you have to understand the reason of this war it's a very important point the reason of this war which Ukrainian people to build modern democratic society and to be the part of the European Union this vision not accept in Russia because someone who started the war have idea to rebuild the Russian Empire and Ukraine is very important puzzle in this picture my answer for that we was in the USSR we don't want back to USSR we see future of Ukraine as part of European family where main priority human rights press of freedom the democratic standards of life is every Ukrainian want to be the part of European family we Ukrainian actually European with our history with our mentality geographically we are European we have to build the standards of life Russian government don't accept that and want to rebuild Baltic countries Poland former Soviet and we have to not understand we have to understand it's from beginning we think they will be happy with annexation of Crimea and after that the next Lugansk right now they want to occupy Ukraine and I'm more than sure the planes not stopped in board of Poland they go so far as far we allow to go and we are Ukrainian right now is everyone have to understand it very well we defending not just our family and our children we defending you because we have the same values and we don't know how far planes have Russian government and that why I'm very appreciate for everyone who take your refugees very appreciate for everyone who support Ukraine politically economically support with defensive weapon defensive weapon because we defend our country because Ukraine was always peaceful country where live peaceful people we never was aggressive to anyone and thank you very much for support is very important for Ukraine is very important for Europe and this war is danger to everyone everyone in European continent everyone in the world thank you I'll open the floor to any we will have 2-3 questions so I think gentlemen over there yes you can introduce yourself my name is Mauricio Rodas I am the former mayor of Kito Ecuador how can your fellow mayors from around the world support you and support Keith self-government is base for every democratic country self-government is is fundament it's not secret the Russian aggressors first of all kidnapped the mayor of Ukrainian city leaders of opinion the managers of communities more than 30 was kidnapped 12 we don't know until today we don't know where is the 12 of mayors of the city one of them mayor of gastronomy was killed when he bring the medical aids and food to citizens was it's very important to challenge for everyone in the world some politician in the world think the war is somewhere far away from us it's biggest mistake to think the war somewhere in Ukraine this war can touch everyone in European continent not just in Europe touched everyone in the world one example Ukraine have five nuclear plans one of them in Zaporizhia and Ergodar was on the fire and the battle was exactly in the atom's station power plants stay exactly in the line of the battles if we receive the explosions of fire this will be much bigger than Chernobyl catastrophe it can touch everyone in the world they have huge impact impact to everyone I was I am very appreciate for mayor of many cities who calling me who make support and everyone ready to help to rebuild the city to invest his knowledge energy money to help Ukraine it's very important for us very important for us to feel your support but first of all right now we have to stop the war after that we have to rebuild all infrastructure which destroy the aggression thank you gentlemen over there very much Florian Schmidt journalist working for the news outlet online you were already saying that after the war you need to rebuild and reconstruct also Kiev we have learned that this reconstruction of the whole country might take few hundred billion dollars can you tell how much the reconstruction of Kiev alone would cost thanks for Ukrainian warriors who defend our hometown and everyone in the world know right now the names of our satellite city Buchia Kostomil Barodianka this city is totally destroyed it's 90% of the building destroyed and right now we as city help to them they was protection of our hometown if we doesn't have the city these battles and these horrible images will be from capital of Ukraine we help a lot right now to the city but in our hometown was destroyed more than 300 buildings 220 apartments buildings where the people are our main priority right now until the winter season to rebuild to make a reconstruction for this building and give the services to these people who is right now homeless we need for that around we calculate around 80 million euro and we actually right now starting to with reconstruction and very thankful for everyone who help us to take refugees and to help give with reconstruction it's many mirrors of the world told we are ready to support financially right now in Kyiv it's not so big money but everyone have to understand it's not destroyed just our infrastructure the economy in our country also destroyed and also many people right now is jobless and many people right now have to survive and we in the same time we have to deliver the services the main priority save the life of every citizens in our hometown no thank you and we all know you have every month 5 billion dollars gap in terms of just keeping the country running huge effort and you are part of special session we had here also yesterday on the reconstruction and we have as you saw there are many many private sector leaders who are also very keen to help the construction we have time for one more question so to delay here in the front row you've asked before and then we'll wrap it up it's right here oh you have a mic you need mic no no it's here front row you were first Isabel Körner with RTL and NTV in Germany Chancellor Schultz will be speaking here today what do you want to hear him say we expect from Germany first of all I want to say for Germany a lot of critique a lot of opinion but we have to never forget that Germans was the biggest supporter of Ukraine in past time give to Ukraine and support Ukraine with billions of Euro it's very important to take support we're talking right now about defensive weapon and from beginning it was 5000 helms it's everything works so slow so slow and we have never forget we're talking with you we have discussion for a long time about most team too and actually take the right decision the German government take the right decision because we Ukrainian everyone hostage from engineering services of Russia gas and oil and they use that politically very much and also we need first decision with with weapons because I want to repeat one more time we defending not just our country and our families and our children we defending every one of you because we don't know how far go the plans of Russia they go so far we allowed to go and please don't forget the part of Germany was part of Soviet empire thank you very much and so many people tell it's enough support of Ukraine it will be never enough so long we have this biggest war after the second war biggest war in Europe it's our unity around Ukraine our support and our wish to stop the war just when stop this war we told we do it enough to save the lives of millions and to stop this disaster in our continent Mr. Mayor thank you so much for joining we're wrapping this up it's so important the international community remains united and its support for Ukraine thank you so much any you have any closing remarks closing remarks thank you very much for everyone deeply from every Ukrainian to story stories, life stories of children to story of children second week of the war a lot of people in train station was totally breaking full and some corner I visiting and checking the points always where the people was corner for the children and the children bring from Bucharest from this part war the real battle one child crying I come to him and told they asked about the parents I told don't worry mom come very soon to you and with the father I don't know with the father give five be tough and try to push him and stop his crying the women who follow him very take to me and tell listen this child actually don't know parents died he is alone right now we have a lot of examples this war touched everyone in Ukraine not just in Ukraine and we have to do it everything to stop the war the next story short story thank you for government of Riga this mayor of Riga send to twelve eleven eleven buses and told to every citizens of Riga bring the support to some products somebody bring the pampers, medical care some food small boy around five six years bring the glass with small money and tell it's this money I collect life long I don't know maybe fifty years inside maybe hundred years small less I want to give this money to children in Ukraine small boy and the mayor give me this glass with the money with big heart please support Ukraine we need your support and you support not just Ukraine you support yourself we need to support the peace in the world peace in Europe and don't forget we defend it right now not just our families in our countries in our hometown in this war can touched everyone please don't forget about that and I want to say thank you very much who do it everything to stop this senseless war thank you have a nice day and we still fighting still defending our country and I move drive back to Ukraine and main priority save Ukraine save the world save the peace in the world and please still around Ukraine support Ukraine is the key for freedom in the world thank you thank you