Here's my conversation with Volodymyr Zelenskyy

X/Twitter ^ | 1/5/2025 | Lex Fridman

[marcusmaximus]

Here's my conversation with Volodymyr Zelenskyy (@ZelenskyyUa).

It was an intense and heartfelt conversation, my goal for which was to do my small part in pushing for peace.

We spoke in a mix of 3 languages: English, Ukrainian, and Russian. It's fully dubbed in each of those 3 languages. The original (mixed-language version) is available as well. So the options are: - Audio: English, Ukrainian, Russian, Original (Mixed) - Subtitles: English, Ukrainian, Russian

It's available here on X and everywhere else. On X, I'm uploading the Full English overdub version. The other versions will be available on YouTube (see comment thread).

Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction 3:29 - Introductory words from Lex 13:55 - Language 23:44 - World War II 40:32 - Invasion on Feb 24, 2022 47:07 - Negotiating Peace 1:07:24 - NATO and security guarantees 1:20:17 - Sitting down with Putin and Trump 1:39:47 - Compromise and leverage 1:45:15 - Putin and Russia 1:55:07 - Donald Trump 2:05:39 - Martial Law and Elections 2:17:58 - Corruption 2:26:44 - Elon Musk 2:30:47 - Trump Inauguration on Jan 20 2:33:55 - Power dynamics in Ukraine 2:37:27 - Future of Ukraine 2:42:09 - Choice of language 2:51:39 - Podcast prep and research process 3:00:04 - Travel and setup 3:05:51 - Conclusion

[cgbg]

Debatable proposition.

Take the money from Ukraine and finish the debate later.

[icclearly]

I don’t think all that much of this Lex Friedman guy.

Yep. I pretty much agree. Some of his interviews are worth watching, but he goes off the reservation about half the time with his naive understanding of peace and love. Way off.

I hope he interviews Putin. Putin will chew him up if he goes off the rails.

By the way, Friedman is Russian and speaks it fluently.

[icclearly]

Putin is afraid of Fridman.

What a joke!

But, that's what we've come to expect from the likes of you.