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Yulia on the line

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The transcript of the call between Yulia and Viktoria Skripal:

Yulia: Hello, can you hear me?

Viktoria: I hear you.

Yulia: It’s Yulia Skripal.

Viktoria: Oh Yulia, it’s you! My god, I could tell by your voice that it’s you, but I couldn’t understand. They gave you a phone?

Yulia: Yes.

Viktoria: Thank god. My god, Yulia, is everything okay with you?

Yulia: Okay, everything’s good.

Viktoria: If I get a visa tomorrow, I’ll fly in to see you on Monday.

Yulia: But no one will give you a visa, Vika.

Viktoria: Well, I think so too. Oh well. If they give me one, I need you to tell them whether I can see you or not, I need you to say yes.

Yulia: I think not, there’s this situation here; we’ll deal with it later.

Viktoria: Okay, I know. I know everything.

Yulia: Later, let’s deal with it later. Everything’s good. Things will be clear later.

Viktoria: Is this your phone?

Yulia: It’s this kind of temporary one, you know.

Viktoria: Right, okay. Yulia: Everything’s okay. Things will be clear as they develop. There’s just this situation here. You know what kind.

Viktoria: I know.

Yulia: Everything’s good. Everything is manageable. Everyone’s recovering. Everyone’s alive.

Viktoria: Right. Is everything okay with your dad?

Yulia: (Slight pause) Everything’s okay. He’s resting now, he’s sleeping. Everyone’s health is okay. No one has any incurable things, I’m getting out soon. Everything’s okay.

Viktoria: Okay, love you.

Yulia: Bye-bye.

 ?? Picture / AP ?? Yulia Skripal says her condition is improving.
Picture / AP Yulia Skripal says her condition is improving.

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