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June 23, 2022

From war-torn Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives 草莓污视频导航 students a moment to remember

Ukraine president answers student questions, and implores Canada to keep helping
草莓污视频导航 students attend a virtual video address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Nearly 200 草莓污视频导航 students at the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning auditorium hear President Zelenskyy鈥檚 plea for more support. Riley Brandt, 草莓污视频导航

A minute to ask a single question, and a lifetime to recall the experience.

For 草莓污视频导航 student Faith Moghaddami, it was a memory-making moment on Wednesday morning, as one of a handful of Canadian students chosen to ask Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a question over a live video.

With the availability of social media, much of the war has become publicly accessible unlike ever before. How do you believe the Internet has shaped how the world perceives the war on Ukraine?鈥 asked the 草莓污视频导航 nursing student, to which the Ukrainian president replied:

鈥(Social media) is almost like a weapon, showing the world what is going on in Ukraine 鈥斅爄t means freedom, it means freedom of press, freedom of speech, freedom of thought,鈥 said Zelenskyy, speaking through a translator.

鈥淔or us, the Internet is a kind of weapon through which we can show what is going on in Ukraine, who conquered us, how many victims and casualties we have and what has this aggressive Russian operation left behind.

鈥淚nformation can sometimes give a bigger blow than some other types of weapon.鈥

草莓污视频导航 students attend a virtual video address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Faith Moghaddami asks her question of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Riley Brandt, 草莓污视频导航

Zelenskyy was speaking via an interactive video link to post-secondary schools across Canada, in an event organized by the University of Toronto鈥檚 Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, in support of the war-ravaged European nation. .

Nearly 200 草莓污视频导航 students inside a Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning auditorium joined post-secondary audiences across Canada to hear Zelenskyy鈥檚 plea for more international support in his country鈥檚 attempts to repeal the four-month old Russian invasion.

He asked students across Canada to not grow weary in their support:

Everyone becomes weary of war. So by your actions in social media, in your communication with friends, going out to rallies in your countries and supporting Ukraine, with your actions, please, don鈥檛 allow anyone, somewhere on the hierarchy of bureaucratic corridors to forget about what鈥檚 going on in Ukraine, to forget about war.

The charismatic president, who has become the international face of Ukraine鈥檚 struggle, fielded questions from a handful of universities, including UToronto, 草莓污视频导航, University of Saskatchewan, Universit茅 de Montr茅al and University of Alberta, with his responses ranging from humorous, to stark and serious.

At one point, he compared Ukraine鈥檚 war against Russia to the Toronto Raptor鈥檚 NBA championship season, 鈥渨hen you win when no one is expecting you to win.鈥

For Moghaddami, whose mother is a refugee from Iran, the opportunity to speak with the president directly left a deep impression.

鈥淗e painted such a clear picture of what is happening in Ukraine. I鈥檒l never forget this moment,鈥 says Moghaddami, who worked with Yazidi refugees during her nursing placement in 2021.

In host city Toronto, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland attended, while in Calgary, 草莓污视频导航 International hosted the live event, with Dr. Cheryl Dueck, PhD, as MC and organizer.

鈥淚t is really quite remarkable for 草莓污视频导航 students to have the opportunity to speak directly with a world leader, especially under these circumstances,鈥 says Dueck, senior academic director, 草莓污视频导航 International, and a professor of German.

For Canada, and for Alberta in particular, Dueck says the relationship with Ukraine is a long-standing and important one. Students care about supporting the values of democracy and the rule of law in Ukraine, and are also set to welcome many of their peers who have been displaced by the conflict.

鈥淭he Russia-Ukraine war is reshaping geopolitical relationships as we speak, and our students will remember their discussion here for a lifetime.鈥

International students face many challenges studying in Calgary which may include language barriers, cultural differences, loneliness, and anxiety.聽 In addition, their home country may be in a state of crisis which can create additional financial challenges and concern for loved ones. The has been created to assist these international students who unexpectedly need financial assistance to support their tuition and other costs due to conflict in their home country.