In an interview with our Ukrainian programme coordinator Olena Zinenko, she recalls the first days and months after the Russian attack on 24 February 2022 and talks about the path she has travelled since then. She also explains why women must be the driving force behind a future-oriented "life agenda" in Ukraine.

Read the full interview with Olena.

President Zelensky talks about defence and security at a political level. That is his job. Women are experts in life – education, health, culture and so on - and peace is about life. It is our job to make demands for life.