Olena Zelenska: 'War has pushed me close to psychological burnout' | Exclusive interview in Ukraine
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- For many people in Ukraine, it is not President Zelensky, with his trademark green sweatshirts and regular addresses to the nation, who provides comfort to the war-ravaged country, but rather his wife, Olena.
Composed, articulate and by her husband’s side on the international stage whenever their conflicting schedules allow, the First Lady of Ukraine has inadvertently become a powerful symbol of hope.
Yet behind her polished exterior Olena Zelenska has battled with the same anxieties and vulnerabilities known to ordinary Ukrainians, who continue to suffer the agonising consequences of Putin’s invasion.
In an interview from inside the Office of the President in Kyiv, Mrs Zelenska told The Telegraph that she has come close to “burn-out” as she struggled to cope with the magnitude of Putin’s war, while maintaining a brave face for her country and her children.
#ukraine #exclusive #olenazelenska #zelensky
Read more here: www.telegraph.co.uk/world-new...
00:00 Introduction and war fatigue.
01:25 The Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen.
04:55 Education and underground schools.
08:10 US Presidential elections.
09:26 What is it like to be married to President Zelensky?
12:22 Thoughts on therapy and counselling.
14:36 Mental health and Ukraine's 'How are You?' Program.
16:51 Coping mechanisms.
18:05 Compartmentalising and stress.
19:49 Ukrainian Bookshelf Project and speaking Russian.
24:53 Favourite book and reading for escapism.
27:06 Coping in moments of despair.
Peace to Ukraine!
Such a beautiful person inside and out! May God give Olena, President Zelenskyy, and Ukraine strength and victory!
Actually they are both satanists making millions off hundreds of thousands of young people killed knowingly
Ещё пару миллионов потерянных жизней и тогда !Ура!Победа... Сало чтоб свисало!На личике Олены заметно...
Well that is what plastic surgery is supposed to do, and the shopping trip really helps too
@@dimalega4352"Seulement 400.000 vies perdus par l'ordre de votre "tsar"!🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢
What does Victory look like here?
Absolutely stunning woman.
I would laugh too with your money. 😉
@@frieden7777Et je ris a votres trolleries..
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The First Lady of Ukraine is a real Trooper! When I first saw her speak she seemed timid; however as time has passed I have seen a strong woman, a woman who stepped up to the plate in spite of the the obstacles. President Zelenskyy and Olena are definitely a Powerhouse couple! Glory to Ukraine. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
haha i felt that way when i watch thunderbirds. Heroic but really just puppets on a string.
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Well keep watching thinderbirds lol putin messed with wronf people@@andyrobinson2653
She is a true trooper when she goes shopping, spending the money her husband stole.
Sau doofer Kommentar 🎉🎉🎉😮😮😮
What a remarkable mix of a first lady position with a responsible and compassion person who didn't want this job but appears to be great at.
- "a responsible and compassion person" ???
who spends $4.5 million on a new car when their country has no electricity ?
@@sebastianforbes1 a burngatti
All support for Ukraine ❤
,!, держи!
All support for Russia❤
@@burritosls Well said. Down with Nato expansion and the U.S. hegemony.
Hovor za seba!
@@andyrobinson2653
🇺🇦 Team Telegraph
Such a candid interview with real insight - very authentic!
Clearly a good woman, a great supportive wife, and a very protective mother.
Keep up the fantastic work 🍻
Slava Ukraini!
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She is very beautiful, so well-spoken and a lovely representative of Ukraine! Imagine if all countries were lucky enough to have heads of state as capable as President and Mrs Zelenskyy! 💙💛
Olena is such an inspiration to listen to I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this interview I learned much
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The most beautiful, elegant and smart first lady
Melania Trump is much better looking and classy
@@Tbone1492 Mrs Zelenska is not only beautiful and elegant but very courageous too.
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Uwielbiam Olenę Zalenską za to jak super reprezentuje Ukrainę swoją mądrością i siłą w tym ciężkim czasie.Jak pięknie wspiera swojego męża-prezydenta Zełenskiego
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God bless her and her family they must be under constant stress wondering if Putins attacks will hit them
Wish Olena, her husband and Ukraine all the best ❤❤
Great interview !!! Inspiring!!!
It’s so funny how helpless these Russian trolls try to say something not stupid… 😂😂😂
Je také smiešne, ako ľahko sa konzumné masy na "civilizovanom Západe" nechajú klamať stupídnou mediálnou propagandou, ako je táto! Hlupákom mozog vymyjú aj takýmto gýčom, lebo nemajú veľa závitov.😏
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The most beautiful, elegant and smart first lady Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Melania Trump is much better looking
She has hope. Praise God!❤
WOW she is spectacular !
That opening question just enraged me. As if WE had ANYTHING to be tired about. Who made up this ridiculous and constantly repeated narrative. I simply couldn’t listen to the rest of the interview. I expect this from DW, that’s why I no longer watch them, but I expect better from The Telegraph.
Of course there's nothing to be tired about, just western politicians leading us all into nuclear armaggeddon over control of the most corrupt r**ime in Europe.
Wonderful lady❤Slava Ukraine 💪🏼🇺🇦
Дякуємо ведучій за прекрасну українську на початку💙💛
Яка гарна ,щира ,чарівна наша Перша леді ❤
Great work guys 😊. Thanks 👍
What about millions of people psychologically burnout..without food and water during this war..😢
Oh my, I can't watch this, she's so obviously exhausted and severely depressed, I just want to hug her...
America ❤ Olena! Slava Ukraini!
Excellent insightfull interview
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SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦 HEROYAM SLAVA 🇩🇪❤️🇺🇦
Obviously to be expected but an unbelievable number of obvious pro russian false propogandists making and leaving their comments and replies here in connection with this video concerning the current Russia/Ukraine war that as always do not stand up to any objective scrutiny whatsoever and in most cases do not even make sense either! Brent Collins.
- she spent $4.5 million on a new car when their country has no electricity ?
Trolls take a hike!
suck it up sunshine.
Oui, certainement! Et ils s'appelent trolls de "tsar"!🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Unlike the worms in the Kremlin, Olena Zelenska never SMIRKS. Her smile is natural and kind and NEVER smug.
God bless her and President Zelenskyy! 🙏
@migproductions4045
God bless her bugatti tourbillon))
@@user-wp8ou3eb4x How is your WOMANLESS Fuehrer doing Ivan? 😄
Home schooling produces the best quality people just look around at who 's come through that system and look where they are in society.
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I think it's pretty obvious by now the support for UA will not decline before Russia is gone, defeated, dealt with,. It's been almost 2,5 years of the FSI and Ukraine is somehow fighting for all of us and that will never be forgotten. Russia is everybody's concern, not just Ukraine's.
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God bless her and her family. And all Ukrainians too.
Olena feels like an incredibly genuine person, she is beautiful and radiate honesty and engagement around this terrible war. She seems to be a strong woman living in connection with lifes sometimes bitter realities,, but still finds hope & joy in life.
Slava Ukraini 💛💙💛💙 ♥
She is next President!
Our wonderful First Lady Olena of Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤❤❤
An elegant, articulate, inspirational woman married to a remarkable man. The Ukrainian people are fortunate to have such people. A moving interview.
She really gives life to Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
❤ слава Україні
Remarkable shopping lady....who due to war hasn't been abke to shop everday
Wow looks like russian trolls are working overtime in the comments section.
Unfortunately, Russian trolls will never earn money on a Bugatti tourbillon... well, in fact, neither will any Ukrainian who is caught on the street and sent to the front
Ignore that random user-wp account above.. Signed up: May, 22, 2023
Let's be honest.... All the lies have become burdensome.
Every person with a heart should watch this interview.
I have a heart, and I assure everyone that it's not artificial.
For me it seems that they don't want the war ends .
everyone want the war to end, that does not mean they are going to agree to be rolled over.
One man only needs to say one thing and the war will end, and that man is Putin, and yes, that is the man who don't want the war to end.
Nasha ukrainochka ❤
This did not age well 7-1-2024 "Multiple social media users claimed that French journalists received a copy of the receipt of the car purchase made by Zelenskyy's wife and that they were the first to spill the tea.
According to rumors, the Ukrainian president's wife bought the car for over $4.8 million; $4 million the price of the car and about $500,000 on other options."
Very negative and offensive first question!
So when is the Telegraph going to be 'balanced' and interview Russia's First Lady? Oh right, Russia doesn't have one! Only a First Secret Concubine! World's defender of family values indeed… 🤣
Когда разговаривают мужики,женщина готовит ужин!Тебе лично!Для развития!
, putin have a boyfriend, his name Serghey shoigu. They spent time together like in movie Brokeback Mountain
Шалабол-пиздабол!Не то кино смотришь!
Почему-бы и нет!Завидуешь?Противный...
@@dimalega4352you wasted him
Slava Ukraïni ❤❤❤❤
She lives very rich and happy for the rest of her life in US or UK
If wars were fought in social media then we all know who is the winner😅
Russia lost in kharkiv twice....😂😂....
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POOR OLENA, SHE S CLOSE TO PHSCOLOLOGIGAL BURNOUT ; WHAT ABOUT THE POOR OLD TROOPS?
What is Psychological burnout ?
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Make an interview with the Russian first lady.. oh wait!
In Russia strong men runs the country unlike west where it is immoral to be masculine 😂
Ils n'ont pas le madame premiere, mais concubine en cachent en Suisse!😂😂😂😂😂
So they'll make with Lukashenko 😂😂😂😂
@@Hypyana Kim
Melania Trump is much classier!
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Ahahahha, lol, psychological burnout, with bugatti tourbillon, thats for sure, working hard for this car))
Ej, izmeček, kako gre kaj prodaja ukrajinskih otrok?
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Zelenskyj is no longer the president of Ukraine!!!!!! He didn´t allow elections. Please remember!!!
Constitution doesn't allow it. The same in most countries during a war. Please remember!!!!!
What a hypocrisy. No pity for her!
Putin started it.
U fell on ur head....
So intense and honestly - natural 😔💝💙💛❤🔥sending hugs 💓🤝
Niceleaty
А ботів в чаті!!!!!!хай мене ране!!!!пишуть англійською.тіпа із за рубежа.зелені!!!!не вімієте лапшу вішати????краще не беріться за це.
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A bref... 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢 (ca se concerne a "tsar")....
The number of laughing or clown emojis is inversely proportional the maturity of the commenter
@@pedtrog6443 But why is it laughing?
Well, i tried to listen to this - and i do emphasize listen. But cant speak bloody Ukrainian, narration perhaps, Telegraph? Smh
She lives in Britain, spends millions of dollars on diamonds and complains about life. LOOOOOL
Troll
Ej karakuģa virzienā putina trolli!
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True. She has nothing to complain about.
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En muchas guerras muchos viven demasiado bien
She will be worried about getting the Ceaușescu treatment along with Vlado.
Troll filth incoming.
This Ivan gets paid more for all his revolting words.
One concept missing in his makeup : pravda.
Where there is pravda there is light.
No light in this troll.
@@davidbrancaleone3039 Facts, these two are playing a very dangerous game.
I don't see it ending well.
I think that is of greater concern for Putin.
@@nicholasvaughan2814 It's not though.
The US/UK deep state convinced themselves it was.
Look at Christopher Steele, they lie to everyone including themselves.
Sad they believe their own lies.
it's been over 3 months now... why is the UK still refusing to acknowledge General Zaluhznyi as the Ukrainian ambassador ?
Because he isn’t?
He is still in ukraine. Thats story was probably bogus.
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I guess 2 brand new boats are not enough for Zelensky, she's asking for more free money and equipment from the west.
unlike putin in north korea!!!!!
@@catnap387 I don't see Mrs. Putin with brand new mega yachts, New jewelries, and a bigger bank account since the war started
Thank goodness she's got our tax money to hang out in Harrods and take breathers with her new lover in Miami.
BTW I am not a troll 🙄
@@jillybe1873 Just a useful idiot then
@@jillybe1873 ignorant
I hear she is most of the time shoping in USA and Paris while her People are dying
Who’s killing her people for no reason? Maybe worry about that…
Not true
@@jyrn9410 All the people that prolong the war Zelinsky Sunak Biden Rute stolteberg Scholz Polen They are all slaves and well.paid clowns from WEF . They trade Blood for Money . Ukraine was and still.is the most corrupt Nation world wide.
Says vatnik troll 4760
Time to go shopping
She always shopping in Paris 😂😂😂
Komédia
Really?!?
I saw this girl driving a wrx with purple triangles on it. Where are they hanging out?
I just would of picked the King James Bible and as a Muslim I would of picked the Quran and I would of Learned to be so smart by not as of to of known 15 languages or more from the Russian Orthodox Church in marriage counseling from the kbg and fsb and from Islam by now but and started a global 3 world communists integrationist construction armies of the Mahdi to pull the world from poverty but I am retired and never plan to go back to work as king Salmans baby sister and Vladimir Putins childhood wife and friend and king daddy Abdullah adziz al ibn sauds baby girl ?? But anyway I wish the leader of Ukraines wife and the people of Ukraine all the best as Vladimir Putins childhood wife
On a shopping tour in America.Well she can afford it.52 country's pay for it.🤮
Stupid trolls... their brains are FRIED...
Who in their right minds would like to be paid in RUBLES?😂😂😂😂
Its my belief that the President of Ukraine will be a great construction working President and build up Ukraine from one end of Ukraine to the other end of Ukraine similar to The Line of Saudi Arabias Neom integration real estate developments programs just fine and all the people of Ukraine will be just fine at working at The Line from one end of Ukraine to the other end of Ukraine and at building the global hydroponics farms for all the people of Ukraine and the world to eat from the bread basket of the world that my daddy the king of Saudi Arabia wanted for me and Vladimir Putin to work on all ourlives and I am retiring from the global communists integrationist construction party armies of the Mahdi and wish the leader of Ukraine and his wife all the best and I plan to retire and walk the hadjj and see my real brother king Salman before we both pass and sometimes see my childhood husband Vladimir Putin and wish the world the best
Yes! She is very upset. So that she bought more than a million dollars in jewelry in NY city. And about 400 million dollars that Zelensky has in tax havens, according to Pandora,s Paper, Zelensky claimed he won the lottery
Troll.
Diese eklige Russenpropaganda kann sich kein Mensch mehr antun 🎉🎉🎉🎉Putins Geliebte samt Kinder leben in der Schweiz 😮😮😮und humanitär haben die noch was gemacht, also ihr Russen was wollt ihr über irgendwen hier erzählen 🎉🎉🎉🎉
This my friends is a great example of Rossija1 state chanell hate propaganda, around when "60minutes" start.
Just a vatnik troll or totally deluded
Did she just come from the mall, and did she have plastic surgery?
Zelensky has plenty of money. That begging bowl does wonders for the complexion.
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That's why she goes on shopping spreas using western tax payers' money, poor girl.
"Prouves" s'appelent TASS, X et FB...🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Зеленская ,вы забыли , что город откуда вы родом, Днепропетровская область, является в большей части русскоязычным городом основанным Русской Императрицей Екатериной. Отвратительно просто забыть ваши русскоязычные корни и кто вам дал жизнь,а также ужасно поддерживать нациский режим. Вы не понимаете что вы делаете😢.
«Русский город», основанный прямо в центре Запорожской Сечи, которая была уничтожена Екатериной 2-й. Идеология захвата Украины Россией была в постоянном напоминании о Переяславской Раде и 1654 годе, что это был взаимовыгодный союз и Россия не претендует на эти земли с точки зрения установки быта, языка, как одеваться или какие песни петь... и Россия всегда находила в Украине часть украинцев, на которых могла опереться. Теперь, когда Россия объявила, что война идёт за землю, даже донецким дошло, что это уже не внутриукраинская разборка. Россия просто хочет провести геноцид украинцев и навсегда уничтожить украинский язык, культуру, песни, традиции и др. Вот написал это и подумал, нафига? В чём-то убеждать русских бессмысленно, сколько времени уже потратили на дискуссии с просьбой россиян остановиться. Русским, кроме пули в голову, на украинской земле ничего не поможет.
@@anatoliismikhula9501 успокойся, Бендеровец! Ваше время сочтено. Скоро у нас и у вас на Украине будет всё путём как до государственного переворота в 2014 года. Кто у тебя крадёт культуру, коль ты пишешь на русском? По поводу Екатерины стоит поучить историю. Открой Викепедию и прочитай
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@@elizavetapeganova9541Я живу как раз за Бучей и всех ваших орков останавливал вместе со своими соседями. Это не я к вам пришел с оружием убивать, насиловать и грабить. Или ты мне будешь рассказывать что вы несли что-то другое? Украли в пригороде Киева всё что можно было вывезти. Трусы у Могилевской с дома вынесли, разграбили дом Усика и др. Это я привел цитаты знаменитый, потому, что им нету смысла врать, а то мне не поверишь.
@@elizavetapeganova9541Я просто поражаюсь с таких как ты. Какого хрена ты лезешь в другую страну? России поубивать захотелось "недоразвитые народы говорящие на суржике русского"? Ну не нойте тогда, воюйте, а то просите отдать земли. Война так война.
Comedian wife😂😂😂😂😂
Now she's starting to cry too.🤭 Tell your husband that it will be his fault for starting World war 3. 🤨
putin is not her husband
@@miroslavnagy2726 He may have banged her though. Putin has been around the block.
Why doesn't she comment on the non-compliance with the Minsk treaty signed by Poroshenko, Merkel and Fraçois Hollande? If Ukraine had complied with the treaty, this conflict would have been avoided.
I wonder how much The Telegraph has paid her for this interview? 500k? More?
That Vogue photo session she and her husband did last year earned them at least a million.
LOL.Yeah its pushed her into a another million dollar jewellery purchase.
Troll
She's hiding her eyes, looking aside, lying? speaking half Ruusian words which means Ukranian is not her native language. she thinks in Russian. Her body language speaks a lot.
I noticed that too, but I see more depression and then maybe lying. She is a mess, those demons are kicking her @$$
She was born in Dnepropetrovsk. Most citizens of this city speak Russian. This is pro Russian city the same as many another cities which are near Russian border. Dnepropetrovsk was created Russian Queen Ekaterina. So Zelenskaya should be ashamed that she renounced her roots who gave her life. Before becoming the first Lady her husband broadcast on Russian TV ,she and her husband spoke Russian than.
Her eyes were perfectly visible. She actually stated in this interview that she was Russian speaking. So what?
Long live Russia!!!!