The writer-philosopher has made several trips to Ukraine since the pro-European Maidan revolution in 2014 and the start of the February 24 Russian offensive that plunged the country into war. He made a film about the meetings with the main players of the political life of Ukraine: former president Petro Poroshenko, Vladimir Zelensky (shortly before his election) and Kyiv mayor Vitaly Klitschko, but also simple fighters and everyday heroes. Why Ukraine?which will be broadcast on Tuesday evening on Arte.
In this documentary, filmed like a war report using codes, BHL visits the various fronts of this conflict, as well as the sites of the horrific massacres carried out by the Russian army, particularly in Butcha and Borodyanka in the north. Kiev.
LE FIGARO. – Why this film in Ukraine?
Bernard-Henri LEVY. – I was terrified of this war. Mad with anger and shame. Saddened by the thought that we…
Source: Le Figaro
