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Summary of Conversation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Context and Introduction

In a deeply engaging conversation, Lex Fridman interviews Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, amidst the ongoing war with Russia. Their discussion spans various subjects, including the war's impact on Ukrainians, the paths to peace, corruption concerns, and Zelenskyy’s perceptions of global leaders like Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The conversation unfolds in a multilingual context, incorporating Russian, Ukrainian, and English.

The War and Its Implications

Zelenskyy is hopeful that the conflict in Ukraine will end and suggests that U.S. President Donald Trump could be the first global leader to visit Ukraine by airplane after the war. He emphasizes the symbolic weight of such a gesture.