Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics
How did a world heavyweight champion end up running a city of 3 million people in wartime?
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
How did the world heavyweight champion end up running a city of 3 million people in wartime?
Vitali Klitschko joins Nick from the Ukrainian capital in the midst of a Russian campaign to descimate the city's energy infrastructure.
He talks about what peace could look like, the lessons he learned from living under Soviet rule as a child, and why he decided to abandon a lucrative life in the US to enter Ukrainian politics.
Senior producer: Daniel Kraemer Producer: Flora Murray Sound: Ged Sudlow Editor: Giles Edwards