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.
To start at a new place is always to feel incompetent & unwanted.
Not to wax nostalgic about the 1970s, but back then people got upset when they saw injustice. They got tired of seeing our air, land and water polluted. They were shocked when the Cuyahoga River in Ohio was polluted so badly it caught fire. And on one great day 20 million Americans marched all across this land. Politicians had no choice but to take notice.
If you want to reach out for something new, you must first let go of whatβs in your hand.
We have a structural problem because you can simultaneously understand the medium to long-term risks of climate change and also come to the conclusion that it is in your short-term economic interest to invest in oil and gas. Which is why, you know, anybody who tells you that the market is going to fix this on its own is lying to you.
Global warming is not just the greatest environmental challenge facing our planet - it is one of our greatest challenges of any kind.
A non-violent revolution is not a program of seizure of power. It is a program of transformation of relationships, ending in a peaceful transfer of power.
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