He describes himself as the enemy’s number one target. So, as a plot to assassinate the Ukrainian President was reportedly thwarted by the nation’s armed forces, and the assault on the Ukrainian capital intensifies, we ask how Volodymyr Zelensky came to lead his country in its darkest hour since the Second World War.
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Guest: Peter Conradi, Sunday Times Europe Editor.
Host: David Aaronovitch.
Clips: BBC, Talk Radio, CBS, Al Jazeera, CNN, France24.
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