During his boxing days, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko was known as "Dr. Ironfist," a nod toward the towering man's combination of brain and brawn. (He holds an honorary doctorate from the National Agricultural University in Kyiv.) At 6'6" and built like a Soviet-era tank, the former World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion looks like he should be working security at the door of the luxury Georgetown hotel at which Foreign Policy met him for an interview this week as he was passing through Washington seeking investment for his city.
Foreign Policy: Kyiv’s mayor talks corruption, Russian gas, and why he shouldn’t have to explain that his daughter’s not a stripper
Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko gives an interview during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Feb. 7.
