Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics

How did the world heavyweight champion end up running a city of 3 million people in wartime? Vitali Klitschko joins Nick from the Ukrainian capital in the midst of a Russian campaign to descimate the city's energy infrastructure. He talks about what peace could look like, the lessons he learned from living under Soviet rule as a child, and why he decided to abandon a lucrative life in the US to enter Ukrainian politics. Senior producer: Daniel Kraemer Producer: Flora Murray Sound: Ged Sudlow Editor: Giles Edwards

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Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv: From boxing to politics is an episode from Political Thinking with Nick Robinson by BBC.

This episode is 34:43 long.

This episode was published on Jan 30, 2026.

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