Every mother who knows that her son was sent to war in Ukraine should check where her son is, and especially those who cannot reach their children. We did not count on taking thousands of prisoners. We do not need 13, 000, or however many thousands of dead Russian soldiers. We do not need them. We do not want this war.
On the recordMarch 17, 2022
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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msnbc.comEditor's note · Context
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy speaks to Russian mothers about the war.
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