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Read the full transcript: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy interviewed by “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker
NBC News ^ | 2/16/2025 | NBC News

Posted on 02/16/2025 10:49:57 AM PST by marcusmaximus

Zelenskyy spoke with NBC News in an hour-long interview that covered a range of topics on the war, his thoughts on President Donald Trump's role in ending the conflict, and more.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sat down with "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker to discuss potential talks to end Russia's war against Ukraine, his conversations with President Donald Trump, the future of NATO, and more.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


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1 posted on 02/16/2025 10:49:57 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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Transcript

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/read-full-transcript-ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-interview-rcna192389


2 posted on 02/16/2025 10:50:31 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

The Greasy Green Goblin is over.


3 posted on 02/16/2025 10:54:12 AM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: marcusmaximus

Probably talking about the Ukraine’s plans for holding an election.


4 posted on 02/16/2025 10:55:32 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

I wonder if she asked him that.


5 posted on 02/16/2025 10:57:32 AM PST by Fido969
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I doubt it.


6 posted on 02/16/2025 11:06:26 AM PST by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: marcusmaximus

The issue is far too important to entrust to one interviewer. They should have added Margaret Brennan, martha Raditz and Caitlyn Collins so they’d have an all-star imbecile panel to do the interview


7 posted on 02/16/2025 11:09:47 AM PST by j.havenfarm (24 years on Free Republic, 12/10/24! More than 10,500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: marcusmaximus
Thanks for the link. A favorite part from the transcript:
KRISTEN WELKER:
Based on what you're saying about President Putin, do you think he's negotiating in good faithonce talks begin?

PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY
Who?

KRISTEN WELKER:
Putin.

PRES. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY:
Putin? That he really –


8 posted on 02/16/2025 11:18:46 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: marcusmaximus

Not a single question about elections in Ukraine.


9 posted on 02/16/2025 11:38:08 AM PST by dodger
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To: marcusmaximus

Meat the Depressed still on ???


10 posted on 02/16/2025 12:00:29 PM PST by mabarker1 (I(Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: marcusmaximus

Perhaps they were talking about allowing religious freedom once again?


11 posted on 02/16/2025 12:07:36 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: JonPreston; marcusmaximus

marcus doesn’t often reply to posts to his threads.

He doesn’t give a flying #### about anything the right believes in.

He joined when the war began and will leave when it ends.

He rarely, if ever, posts threads on anything but his lover’s war :)

I wonder if he’s donated a dime to this website.

My largest bet would go on No.

Kisses, Marcus :)


12 posted on 02/16/2025 12:15:35 PM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: marcusmaximus

Yes, Lets Meet The Presstitute.


13 posted on 02/16/2025 12:18:29 PM PST by Navy Patriot (President Trump Decisively Won Popular & E.C., Celebrate Recivilization!)
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To: marcusmaximus

pathetic deep state pow-wow


14 posted on 02/16/2025 12:53:40 PM PST by Third Person
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To: j.havenfarm

LOL....4 of the DUMBEST, RUDEST BIMBOS ON TV NEWS.


15 posted on 02/16/2025 1:14:26 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

Look at Martha Radditz in particular. It’s shows how blind the legacy media is. Their world is crashing around them and they put out front this old bat, who looks and sounds like everyone’s least favorite old aunt. Standing outside buildings tunelessly singing activist songs, relieving the good old days like everything that happens is Selma all over again. It’s the same mentality that has the Dems putting people like Maxine Waters, Chuck Shumer, and that idiot ancient congresswoman from Massachusetts with the blue hair out front. The dominance of the legacy media, and the daily tongue baths of the Dems by the media, have made both intellectually lazy in the extreme, to their further ruin. The optics of the “resistance” are disastrous, and they can’t even see it


16 posted on 02/16/2025 1:39:38 PM PST by j.havenfarm (24 years on Free Republic, 12/10/24! More than 10,500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: marcusmaximus
Depending on what President Trump does with his pledges and promises to end the war, Putin could soon come away with a huge win of territory and the defeat of his two greatest enemies, Ukraine and NATO, to go along with all he and his military have learned about fighting in a modern war.

And all it will have cost him so far has been the stockpiles of old, obsolete soviet military hardware, convicts and criminals, a little tarnish on the world’s opinion of him and the temporary loss of some petroleum production and storage, in addition to the expected casualties and equipment losses that come with any military action.

That’s probably more than he thought it would cost him, but that’s still pretty cheap, all things considered, given all he will gain!

In the meantime, he’s transformed Russians and Russia’s economy back to being on a war footing, again, with greatly increased production of artillery shells, drones, war improved tanks and every other weapon system, while his greatest enemy, NATO, struggles to keep up and might even totally fall apart if Trump pulls the US military and support out of Europe.

If that happens, given a little time to recover and recuperate, Putin now knows he can then handily defeat and reclaim any of the border countries he wants, other than maybe Poland.

It’s now in President Trump’s hands to give the world some peace in our times deja vu all over again or maybe something better.

I guess we’ll just have to wait and see which it will be.

17 posted on 02/16/2025 2:02:13 PM PST by GBA (Endeavor to persevere. Onward through the fog …)
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18 posted on 02/16/2025 2:03:48 PM PST by Allegra (It’s MAGA time! )
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To: dp0622; marcusmaximus

We’re split here. Some think it’s a bot. others think it’s a CIA paid propagandist in Kiev. Others think it’s just a wanking kid in his mommy’s basement.


19 posted on 02/16/2025 2:04:24 PM PST by rxh4n1
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