As Kay Burley sat down for an exclusive interview with President Zelenskyy, he was told Germany would allow the export of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Here the Sky News presenter looks back at the build-up to that chat and how the extraordinary moment was caught on camera.
Security was intense, heavily armoured personnel stalked the grounds; airport-style scanners checked every piece of our camera equipment; our phones and laptops were confiscated and locked far away from the president.
There had been a spelling error on one of the crew's names which caused much consternation, but finally we were cleared to proceed and made our way to the allocated room. After much discussion, it was agreed the sofas could work. Great, let's go. The clock was ticking and the crew set up swiftly in preparation for the interview we'd planned for months.I walked into a chilly, dimly lit hallway and stopped at the bottom of a sweeping marble staircase.
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