Stephen Fry

Well, I had the extraordinary experience two years ago. I was invited by Madam Zelenska, the wife, the first lady of Ukraine, the wife of the president, who holds every year a conference. And two years ago, she wanted to hold a conference on mental health, which is something that I'm very involved in over here. I'm president of MIND, the largest of our mental health charities.

Well, I had the extraordinary experience two years ago. I was invited by Madam Zelenska, the wife, the first lady of Ukraine, the wife of the president, who holds every year a conference. And two years ago, she wanted to hold a conference on mental health, which is something that I'm very involved in over here. I'm president of MIND, the largest of our mental health charities.

And I'm so fascinated that a country that's at war could have the honesty and the openness to talk about the mental health of its citizens. They care about their people and they care about the mental health of their soldiers, the soldiers coming back, and of the families and of the children and the citizens of Ukraine. And they were very anxious to discover more about what could be done to help

And I'm so fascinated that a country that's at war could have the honesty and the openness to talk about the mental health of its citizens. They care about their people and they care about the mental health of their soldiers, the soldiers coming back, and of the families and of the children and the citizens of Ukraine. And they were very anxious to discover more about what could be done to help

and to be honest and open and to encourage Ukrainian people who are not used to it, just as we weren't in Britain. We never talked about it 20 years ago. It's quite new to talk about mental health with openness and without shame or stigma. And the Ukrainian people are starting to do this, and it's very healthy to do it. That's the paradox. It's healthy to talk about ill health.

and to be honest and open and to encourage Ukrainian people who are not used to it, just as we weren't in Britain. We never talked about it 20 years ago. It's quite new to talk about mental health with openness and without shame or stigma. And the Ukrainian people are starting to do this, and it's very healthy to do it. That's the paradox. It's healthy to talk about ill health.

If you don't talk about it, it gets worse.

If you don't talk about it, it gets worse.

Oh, the people. The humour, the laughter. Although there is a terrible situation, of course, they are people of great strength, and again, a sign of health is to laugh. They laugh. I mean, it's black humour, dark humour sometimes, but it's also humour that connects them to each other and reminds them who they are. They're Ukrainians fighting to be Ukrainians, to stay Ukrainians, not to be invaded.

Oh, the people. The humour, the laughter. Although there is a terrible situation, of course, they are people of great strength, and again, a sign of health is to laugh. They laugh. I mean, it's black humour, dark humour sometimes, but it's also humour that connects them to each other and reminds them who they are. They're Ukrainians fighting to be Ukrainians, to stay Ukrainians, not to be invaded.

I mean, most British people are not aware of the history of your country. Things like the Holodora, the unbelievable suffering that has been undergone by the Ukrainian people over the past 150 years in their fight to be an independent people.

I mean, most British people are not aware of the history of your country. Things like the Holodora, the unbelievable suffering that has been undergone by the Ukrainian people over the past 150 years in their fight to be an independent people.

Happy Christmas. Keep strong. Keep the faith in who you are. Keep the faith in Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!

Happy Christmas. Keep strong. Keep the faith in who you are. Keep the faith in Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!

Keep strong. Keep the faith in who you are. Keep the faith in Ukraine. Slava Ukraini.

Keep strong. Keep the faith in who you are. Keep the faith in Ukraine. Slava Ukraini.