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The World Can’t Make Progress until There’s Peace In Ukraine, Says First Lady Olena Zelenska

It has now been almost a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. "Deep inside we all believe that there is no global problem that humanity will not be able to resolve. We have enough energy and strength for it. The sum of our combined influence is bigger than the weight of existing challenges. But for there to be a sum, we need to add the parts, and that’s global cooperation."

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