On the recordMarch 9, 2022
Make no mistake about it. Kyiv is the prize. And the goal here is to surround the city, bombard it and then potentially try to overthrow the government from outside.
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Vitali Klitschko
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transcripts.cnn.comVitali Klitschko: “Make no mistake about it. Kyiv is the prize. And the goal here is to surround the city, bombard it and then potentially…”
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Vitali Klitschko, the Mayor of Kyiv, highlighted the strategic importance of Kyiv in the ongoing conflict.
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