Please, please stop saying that Ukraine is a corrupt country, because from now, it's not true. We want to change this image.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a desire to change perceptions about Ukraine's corruption.
Volodymyr Zelensky is urging people to stop labeling Ukraine as a corrupt nation, emphasizing that significant changes have been made to improve the country's image. This statement reflects a broader commitment to reform and a determination to alter both internal and external perceptions of Ukraine's governance and integrity.
In practice
In a speech addressing international leaders, one might use this quote to advocate for Ukraine's ongoing reform efforts.
I will not agree to go to war in the Donbass. I know there are a lot of hotheads, especially those who hold rallies and say, 'Let's go fight and win it all back!' But at what price? What is the cost? It's another story of lives and land. And I won't do it.
Let's build a country of opportunities, where everybody is equal before the law and where the rules of the game are honest and transparent, and the same for everyone.
When Ukrainians and Israelis speak to each other, each side respects the other.
If there is no Ukrainian strong army, there will be no Ukraine, and that will be the case when everyone will understand... it's not the war in Ukraine, it's the war in Europe. We are defending our country, our land. We are not attacking anyone, because that is immoral.
People don't really believe in words. Or rather, people believe in words only for a stretch of time. Then they start to look for action.
I would never want Ukraine to be a piece on the map, on the chessboard of big global players, so that someone could toss us around, use us as cover, as part of some bargain.
People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those reasons don't correspond to organizational goals. So it is crucial to recognize, reward, and celebrate accomplishments.
People are really rather afraid that this country might be rather swamped by people with a different culture.
'Movement is life;' and it is well to be able to forget the past, and kill the present by continual change.
If I'm able to communicate one thing to adults, it would be this: it should not be easier to purchase a gun than it is to obtain a driver's license, and military-grade weapons should not be accessible in civilian settings.
President Kennedy has named two Negroes to District Judgeships and appointed Thurgood Marshall to the United States Court of Appeals. When I came to the Department of Justice, there were only ten Negroes employed as lawyers; not a single Negro served as a United States Attorney - or ever had in the history of the country. That has been changed.
Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
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