Ukraine's Zelensky in hologram form appeals for tech firms' help

PARIS - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky referenced"Star Wars" and World War II as he sought aid from big tech firms on Thursday , appearing as a hologram at a conference in Paris.Ukraine was offering technology firms a unique chance to rebuild the country as a fully digital democracy.

"It's unusual for presidents or heads of government to use a hologram to address people but this is not the only aspect of Star Wars that we are putting into practice," he said. He said the government would lay out the specifics of a plan that would create a digital government at a conference in Switzerland in the coming weeks.

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