Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska says the war in Ukraine has made her nine-year-old son want to be a soldier. In an interview with NBC, Ms Zelenska said that now the only thing her son Kyrylo wants to do is “martial arts and how to use a rifle”. She added that she hoped her son’s childhood would be “given back” to him. Ms Zelenska, the wife of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, was on a visit to the US where she had been appealing for more weapons for Ukraine. Speaking about the impact of the five-month-long war with Russia on her son, she said: “Before the war, my son used to go to the folk dance ensemble. He played piano. He learned English.” But following Russia’s invasion, “obviously he wants to be a soldier,” she said. “I cannot bring him back to doing arts and humanities. “And that’s what I really want to ensure is that the childhood of my son is given back to him, and that he enjoys his life to the fullest.” Ms Zelenska, who is also mother to 18-year-old Oleksandra, spoke of the plight of other children and parents during her visit to the US.(BBC)…[+]