and donald trump made similar claims in 2019 that this was a lie. the problem with that initial lawsuit is that, given he was president at the time of those comments judges need to rule on whether he has any sort of legal protections around him. i want to read you what his lawyer has said in relation to this latest lawsuit. she has told reporters that while she respects and admires individuals that come forward, this case is an abuse of the purpose of this act and runs the risk of delegitimising the credibility of actual victims. as russia s war in ukraine heads into a harsh winter, president zelensky has repeatedly called for the world s help in his nightly address. now, the first lady, 0lena zelenska, is taking on a more public role. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet has been speaking to mrs zelenska and began by asking how ukrainians will cope with the added pressure of power blackouts.
family sat down ini had dinner family sat down in public, nner tog often do, you say a you often do, you say a daughter, mother, woman, first lady. and you once said i lady. and yet, you once said i prefer to remain backstage. and now the first lady of ukraine is on a global stage. how hard was it to take on a role you didn t want?
cities, they have to have tax in different cities. are turn to that area and i think it is important to keep that in mind that parts of iran have turned into literally a war zone and it is the irani and stayed in the irg sea carrying out war against their own citizens are the iranians have tried to frame this as an ethnic issue, separatist issue but really, the protest at national, they are not sectarian, and i think it is important to keep that in this false narrative of the irani and state. and i think in that sense the fact that despite the irani and security forces trying to quash the protest they ve still continued and they have that national characteristic. and they have that national characteristic. thank you very much indeed. thank you very much indeed. as russia s war in ukraine heads into a harsh winter, president zelensky has repeatedly called for the world s help in his nightly address. now, the first lady,
ukraine s mourners in chief, public faces of its pain and prayer. translation: for all ukrainians, peace equates to victory, - because we all understand that without victory, there will not be peace in our country. for now, they know peace isn t in sight, just a long cold winter of little light. lyse doucet, bbc news, kyiv. the full interview with ukraine s first lady 0lena zelenska and bbc chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is available on iplayer in the uk and bbc 100 women our annual season of influential and inspiring women launches on tuesday 6th december.
two to three more years? everyone s life he has been turned upside down. when was the last time your family sat down and had dinner together? when you speak in public, and you often do, you say you speak as a daughter, mother, woman, first lady. and yet, you once said i prefer to remain backstage. and now the first lady of ukraine