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Ukraine's Vitali Klitschko

Vitali Klitschko/Klaus DahmannMay 22, 2013

"More than ever before we need independent media that tells people the truth."

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Ukrainian heavyweight boxing superstar Vitali Klitschko gives a thumbs up as he and his wife Natalya (R) leave a polling station after casting their ballots, in Kiev on October 28, 2012, during national parliamentary elections. Ukraine voted today in legislative polls seen as a test of democracy under President Viktor Yanukovych with jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko forced to watch from the sidelines. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER NEMENOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)
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"Deutsche Welle is an example of competent, objective and professional journalism. Today my country is not experiencing the best of times: democratic processes are being dismantled, hopes of joining Europe blocked, and censorship is returning. More than ever before we need independent media that tells people the truth. Deutsche Welle is one of these media".

Vitali Volodymyrovych Klitschko is a Ukrainian professional boxer and the reigning WBC heavyweight champion. He is leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and since December 2012, a member of the Ukrainian parliament.