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Vitali Klitschko

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  1. “One last word. I love my city so much. As sportsman at Trail and Grand, I visiting so many cities, so many countries. Kiev is unique. Kief is a very beautiful city. Wear green city. Wear a clean city. I hope the war will be stopped. And we have next task to build European country. I want to use this moment to invite after the war, please visiting Kiev. You will be really impressed how beautiful city I promise unforgettable emotion positive emotion from our hometown, but we have right now we have to do it everything what we can to stop this war, to save our country, to save our hometown. And after the war. I will be very happy to do it. My first job to present my hometown as touristy guide.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  2. “The station was in the fire if explosion will be there, this strategy can be much worse than Chernobyl catastrophe. And in this worst case, this war can touch everyone in our planet. And that's why unity around Ukraine is key for peace and freedom in Europe.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  3. “In his vision, his dream to rebuild Soviet Empire. That's why I told to everyone, if we will be not successful, Putin goes so far as far we are allowed him to go to make his crazy idea true, to rebuild Soviet Empire. And that's why the question right now not about Ukraine. The question right now about safety in whole Europe. And that's why to support Ukraine, it's very important we defend not just us, just our country. We defend every one of you. And also the small remark, if someone think the war doesn't touch him personally, please right now one of the largest nuclear stations in Zapparisia in the front line.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  4. “I trust. I trust. I trust because it's a challenge not just for Ukraine. It's challenged for every European. If someone sinks the war far away, if someone sinks this war doesn't touch him personally is the biggest mistake. Putin go so far as far we are allowed him to go. And also I spent twenty five years in Germany. And I tell to Germany, please never understand Putin. Because in Putin's secision, part of Germany belongs to Soviet Empire also because Putin working years long as KGB agent in that air.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  5. “We actually European with our mentality. With our history. Geographically, we are part of Europe, but we want to make European rule of law, European standards of life in our homeland.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  6. “Definitely. Definitely. They make right now good European education. Education is basis in the life. And that's why my mission as parents to give good education for the children and tourism, they have to be successful because the best for every parent when your children is successful. And that's my vision to give the best education to the children and to make children successful. It's home country for them after they finish education, they come into Ukraine definitely.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  7. “Make changes in implement the wishes from the people. We have a lot of plans, but this war actually destroyed our old plans. And right now we don't have development budget. protect our citizens try to survive we support our military forces and almost 200,000 people right now our citizens mobilize and defend our home country in the front line”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  8. “I use my skills as a tool guide when people come into my hometown. Many people come into Kiev and sometimes afraid the wild east and I enjoy really to present European city and everyone actually was surprised how beautiful the city, how peaceful people, friendly people living in our hometown. Kiev is a unique city, it's very green city, we have a lot of parks, we have huge rear, we have a lot of islands, we have a lot of potential to develop our hometown and I have a job as mayor of Kiev to change. I'm enjoying my job to change life of citizens because in central government they declare, I am someone who is on the floor who”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  9. “We know each other and we meet each other before many times and Donald Trump was in boxing hall audience by Taj Mahal in his arena in Atlantic City and we know each other in pastime. As president if Donald Trump became the position as president of the United States, we don't have a chance to talk to him. Vladimir talked to him a couple of times.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  10. “When this time is right, it's true. Yeah, we need a lot of changes. We need a lot of reforms in our home country. And we definitely need support and assistance from our European partners to make the same system, European system with clear rules, with rule of law. And we have to make a lot of reforms. We can do it that alone. And that's why we need assistance from our partners. If we want to be the part of European family”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  11. “From beginning the war doesn't see my president. I ask many times because capital of Ukraine is very important and I talk to mass media, we have to meet each other and after that we make a couple of conference calls.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  12. “It will be listen, it's strategy of Russians. We prepared our city, but I'm sorry, I'm not responsible for air defense. If Russian missiles destroyed our critical infrastructure, Putin is guilty, Putin destroyed our city, killed our citizens, destroyed our critical infrastructure.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  13. “Listen, every election is competition. Competition between political parties. In the same time, when we have enemies, where we defend our country, to make fight inside the country can destroy the country from inside. And that's why it's a bad idea, not smart idea to do an election during the war. It's poison for the country. And that's why, first of all, we have to bring the peace back to the country and just after that we can talk about election or political ambition. Right now, it's not right time to talk about that.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  14. “I have clear answer for your question. A lot of politicians thinking about election. A lot of politicians talking about some position in the future. Right now, the question, Ukraine survive or not still open. Right now the Putin never acts up Ukraine's independent country. That's why the question is open, still open with wife, we defending our country or not. And in the same time to thinking about political ambition. Right now just one ambition we have to defend our future. We have to defend our country. It will be not smart to think about some position or some personal ambition. To save the country.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  15. “My homeland is very difficult to explain the feeling. I grew up here. I have Ukrainian mentality. I have a lot of friends. I grow up in this country. This country will be lifelong in my heart. And yes, of course, the lives in Germany or United States, in Los Angeles was much better, but its very sensitive connection.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  16. “Was 14 years old, and nobody gave to us clear information what happens is we go to demonstration first of May and everywhere was radiation, but nobody give to us clear and true information and just weeks or months later we slowly became information how big the strategy in Chernobyl and how dangerous is that and many years later father received Lake Mi and we sent our father to the best hospitals in Germany father was one of them who fighting in Chernobyl spent a lot of time in Chernobyl they told this impact from the past time and clear answer we fighting years long for his life but we lose this fight and”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  17. “No, Father Thomas, believe me, they told the Americans do it, especially city and to show the best side of United States. And after that, they use us as propagandists. They don't believe me, but I have a chance many years later when I live in United States to invite my father and continue our discussion. The father told... Father told me, sorry, sorry, everyone in Soviet Union live under propaganda umbrella.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  18. “I was shocked because I grew up with idea, it's United States is a horrible country and I was seventeen years old. I have a chance because Iron Carton, we as Soviet citizens never have a chance to travel outside of the country thanks to Gorbachev, we have a chance, first of all, as sportsman in Soviet time, I traveling to United States. I was really impressed what I saw. We was in Florida. I was really shocked. I come back to Ukraine and explain to my father it's a real communist what I saw in the main Kabulisti country in the United States and I told we have pretty long discussion about that. Did he believe you?”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  19. “We will be ready to do it business with United States and from business case from both sides we have to find the best way for United States, for Ukraine and why not? Ready to talk about that But right now the main question, not about the business, about the peace, peace not just in Kyiv, not peace not just in Ukraine, because I want to remind Ukraine was one of the largest countries in Europe, and the stability in one of the largest countries in Europe can bring stability in the whole region. And that's why this peace, not just Ukrainian need that. It's whole Europe. Geopolitical question, not a question just Ukrainian people.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  20. “I talked to a member of team from Trump about invitation. Yes, of course, we will be very happy. We will be very happy to see President of United States in our hometown.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  21. “It's very important to be present in Kiev, to feel the atmosphere, to talk to the people, to understand really what does mean the war, to see the huge damages what we have in our hometown, to talk to the people different emotion feeling what this means is war for Ukrainians, and that's why it's war not from this screen to see what happens, to be present here in Kyiv, and it's very important that why I guess it's a good idea to visit Kiev, to feel the needs, what we have to understand.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  22. “Um, It's a very complicated conversation about guarantee, its discussion with two sides, and I mean Ukraine and Russia and about territory. But for what reason to give the present to Putin to give up some part of Ukraine. And we can stop this war and discuss about solution, but Putin don't want to do that.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  23. “If we're talking about our territorial integrity and to accept it's not more Ukraine, it's Russia, where's the guarantee? The Russians make short break and starting the war again. Next step occupied more territory and after that told the solution to accept the next part of our territory as territory of Ukraine. It's also not secret Putin never accept Ukraine as independent country. They told Ukraine was always part of Russia. We don't want back to USSR. We're independent country and we see our future as part of European family.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  24. “Difficult question to occupy a big part of Ukraine and told this compromise. And never accept the territory as part of Ukraine and accept as territory of part of Russia. My personal point of view, it's not compromise. We have to talk about that and to find solution between different points of view. I mean Ukrainian side and Russian side.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  25. “It's not easy to ask the question of we're talking about the piece. If you go to the street and talking to the people in the street, they're asking to everyone which biggest wish you have and everyone tell you exactly the same answer. We dream of the peace and the war have to be stopped. But we're talking about the peace, but peace condition. It's very important to have guarantee because Russians take the break for a short time and starting the war again. The second point we have to save our national interest in our independency, in our wish to be the part of European family and also for question of territorial integrity. This negotiation is, I'm not involved in this negotiation, but it's very important to give the answer, clear answer for every question. what I to each of those areas”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  26. “We actually fighting against Russia successfully fighting. Do you remember, I remember everyone in beginning this war, a lot of world experts give to Ukraine in a couple of days, maybe a couple of weeks to fighting against one of the strongest and biggest army in the world, Russian army. But we successfully defend our homeland already four years. I want to say thank you very much to everyone who support Ukraine because the support of Ukraine is very important alone. It's very difficult to do that and that's why we very thankful.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  27. “I think I was naive. I think it's not easy. You have a lot of challenges and political life, it's a little bit different in sport. You have clear rules and you have to fighting with clear rules and you're responsible for yourself and politic. You're responsible for whole team and the team have to work and deliver result. Also political competition not always clear not transparent and that why is a huge challenge and a lot of similar to sport but also a lot of difference if we compare sport to politics.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  28. “I have a lot of friends in Russia. I spent on Russia a lot of time and I know mentality pretty well and I know how system in Russia work and Putin have huge resources in media and make a propaganda explay a liar about Ukraine, the fascist and nationalist coming to the power and propaganda in Russia work so well and a big part of the people believe what they listen from radio TV from all media because the control of media in Russia is very important play a very important role for Russian system for Putin system and that's why it's very important to explain the truth to the people”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  29. “I know that I came from Communist family. My father was officer of Air Force officer in Soviet Army and I was prepared and growing up with idea we have to fight against Americans, against a capitalistic system because they want to occupy us to make from us slaves and we truly believe in this propaganda what we listen every day. But many years later if Perestroika came I have a chance to freel outside of the country and if I come back I have interesting discussion with my father who truly believe in communistic system and I tell him listen father it's everything what we listen from our media is not true it's life quality in capitalistic world is pretty well the people is happy they have a lot of service They have a lot of option the system is not so bad as we listen years long.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  30. “To be honest, I am not first day in politics. I'm already 12 years as mayor of Kiev. Before I was a little bit naive because I want to build a second Germany or second California from Ukraine to make our country part of European family, to make a democratic country because the main goal of Putin to bring Ukraine back to Russian Empire. We wasn't Russia in Soviet Empire and we don't want back to USSR. We see our future as part of European family and we're fighting for our future.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  31. “That's why we working day and night and also here also the front to make stability in capital of Ukraine because from stability in the heart of the country and capital depends stability in every region in Ukraine.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  32. “Yes, of course, the clear answer from beginning, I do not understand where the reason to fighting against civilians, but the main goal of Putin, it's not Donetsk Lugansk or Krim. The main goal and main target heart of this country, capital of Ukraine, and that's why the Russian SEM, we have so much attack to our hometown. The reason to destroy resistance of Ukrainian, to bring the population in depressive mood, to break the will to fight.”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  33. “We are responsible for services to the people in our hometown. I want to remind Kivi's city in East Europe, 3.5 million citizens in our hometown. We're responsible for services and if Russian destroyed our infrastructure and tried to freezing people, to let people living without electricity, heating, without water, if we will be not available to give the basic services to everyone I asking to our citizens. If you have friends, relatives outside of the city where you have basic services, water, please do that. The main goal of Russians of Putin, they have idea. They don't need us Ukrainian, they need property, they need territory of Ukraine. The best dream we leave to another country, but we stay, we fighting for our future”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  34. “Every evening we keep our finger across for our air defense because right now it's a lot of depend from our military because every night Russians try to send ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, kamikazodrones to our hometown and destroyed life of our citizens. I'm actually right now almost 12 years mayor of Kyiv. I never expect we have so big challenges in this position we fighting to surviving in our hometown, in our country and at the same time we're fighting for our future every winter the Russian sent missiles and try to destroy our critical infrastructure and Russians produce much more drones and last attack they sent more than five five hundred rones at the same time ballistic missiles to our city”

    2026-01-30 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  35. “Thank you, Anik. Great to talk to you. Great to talk to everyone. And I will be ready to give impression from our hometown, from Ukraine.”

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