Ukraine's first lady urged world leaders to "make an impact" in Davos_News Focus bd

Ukraine's first lady chastised world leaders and big business executives at the World Economic Forum in snowy Davos, Switzerland, for failing to make their own impact as Russia's aggression kills children and the world grapples with food insecurity.

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska on the big screen during her speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

As the anniversary of the war approaches, Olena Zelenska said on Tuesday that parents are in tears as doctors try to save their children, farmers are afraid to return to their farmlands - which are littered with explosive mines and "we are waiting for another Chernobyl." I can't pay." By Chernobyl he means the 1986 nuclear disaster. Russian missiles have been hitting Ukraine's electrical infrastructure for months.

"What you all have in common is that you are all truly influential," Zelenska told the audience. But one thing sets you apart, and that is that not all of you use this influence, or sometimes use it in a way that makes you even more different.”

Hundreds of government officials, big businessmen, academics and activists from around the world were present in the city when he delivered his speech. The city is the highest city in Europe. This week-long discussion of key ideas and informal agreements focus on global issues such as hunger, climate change and the economic slowdown. But it is never clear how much action is actually taken from these conferences, organized with the official objective of “improving the world situation”.

"Deep down, we all know that there is no global problem that cannot be solved," Zelenska said. This is even more important now that Russia's aggression in Europe presents a variety of challenges."