An emotional Dame Helen Mirren called for “peace” and “democracy” for Ukraine as she recited a poem by one of the country’s most celebrated writers at an event to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s bloody war.
Dame Helen, an Oscar-winning actress, spoke at a vigil held in London’s Trafalgar Square on Thursday night and read Take Only What Is Most Important by Serhiy Zhadan, who has been described as one of the most important voices in contemporary Ukrainian literature.
