The First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, said in an interview with the BBC that although the economic consequences of the war started by Russia are also difficult for Ukraine’s allies, the British are “counting the pennies” and the Ukrainians are “counting the victims.” .

Zelenska says that if Ukraine’s support is strong, the crisis will be shorter.

Volodymyr Zelenskyi’s wife was asked what message she has for people in Britain who are facing rising electricity bills, particularly due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

• “I understand that the situation is very difficult. But let me remind you that during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is still with us, Ukraine was also affected.
• Prices are also rising in Ukraine. But in addition to this, they kill our people.
• Therefore, when you start counting the money in your bank account or in your pocket, we do the same, but we count our victims,” ​​said the First Lady of Ukraine.

Olena Zelenska, who has been married to the president of Ukraine since 2003, also said that although she rarely sees her husband, they communicate every day.

UK inflation hit a new 40-year high of 10.1% year-on-year in July as rising food and energy prices continued to put more pressure on households.

The Bank of England has made six consecutive interest rate hikes in an effort to control inflation, and earlier this month made the biggest one-off hike since 1995, forecasting that Britain will enter its longest recession since the global financial crisis in the fourth quarter of 2018. year.

The bank expects inflation to exceed 13.3% in October.

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