'Nobody takes my husband away from me': Ukraine's President Zelensky and his wife Olena are reunited

Ukraine's First Lady, Olena Zelenska, has said "not even the war" could take her husband, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, away from her. But she admitted she and their children "hardly see him" since the start of the Russian invasion. Zelenska made the comments in a rare interview alongside her husband. The Ukrainian president has become one of the world's most recognizable leaders since the beginning of Russia's invasion. Zelenska described to national broadcaster ICTV how the couple went more than two months without seeing each other and would often have dinner conversations by phone. The president, a former comedian and media personality, at times interrupted with humorous remarks. Zelenska thanked the interviewers for giving her an opportunity to see her husband, in what Zelenskyy called a "date on air". The first lady also shared memories of the morning of February 24, when Russian tanks rolled across the border. She said she woke up without her husband by her side. She found him in another room and told ICTV that he told her: 'It has begun'. "Well, emotions can not be conveyed because it is horror and numbness," Zelenska explained. She said they all understood that "life had changed forever". "And now I live for the fact when he finally says: 'It's over'," she added. The interview was timed to coincide with the third anniversary of Zelenskyy's inauguration as president. Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: /channel/UC7RQon_YwCnp_LbPtEwW65w

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