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Panettiere has spoken of her decision to give up custody in the past. In an interview with People published in July, she called relinquishing custody \"the hardest thing I could do.\"
\"But the best thing for my daughter was to make sure she was okay, take care of myself and make sure I could be a good mom to her. And sometimes that means letting go,\" she said.
In her interview with \"GMA\" in July, Panettiere also expressed love for her daughter, who, prior to the ongoing war with Russia, had called Ukraine home, having lived there for several years with Klitschko, who is Ukrainian. (In a February Instagram post, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Panettiere told fans her daughter was \"safe\" and no longer in Ukraine.)
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While the actress has visited her daughter, she isn't certain whether her daughter's living situation will change.
\"I of course take responsibility for the role that I played and for where I was,\" she said. There were certain things I couldn't control obviously. I wish I had gotten myself more help than I did, but it's still uncalled for.\"
\"I have a lot of respect for him,\" Panettiere said about Klitschko. \"But in this case, we definitely don't see eye to eye.\"
She added that she isn't giving up on having her daughter back with her.
\"I just have to keep the hope that one day, when she's old enough for her opinion to be respected a little more and her wants heard, that there will be more proactivity on that side,\" she said.
\"GMA\" has reached out to Klitschko's representatives for comment on Panettiere's \"Red Table Talk\" remarks and will update with a response.
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