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Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

There are criminal cases in the United States, I think in Delaware, something like that. Neither Europe could do anything about it. That is, we did a lot with oligarchs. Russian oligarchs, sanctions were imposed. They were thrown out. Some of them fled the state, but they are all... They are all under sanctions.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

We exchanged some of them for our soldiers, such as Medvedchuk, to whose daughter Putin is godfather. That is, we fought against the strongest influential oligarchs. which are and were in Ukraine, and we eliminated a lot of corruption. Of course, corruption exists in everyday life. It exists, but institutionally, I am sure that Ukraine will overcome all this.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

We exchanged some of them for our soldiers, such as Medvedchuk, to whose daughter Putin is godfather. That is, we fought against the strongest influential oligarchs. which are and were in Ukraine, and we eliminated a lot of corruption. Of course, corruption exists in everyday life. It exists, but institutionally, I am sure that Ukraine will overcome all this.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

We exchanged some of them for our soldiers, such as Medvedchuk, to whose daughter Putin is godfather. That is, we fought against the strongest influential oligarchs. which are and were in Ukraine, and we eliminated a lot of corruption. Of course, corruption exists in everyday life. It exists, but institutionally, I am sure that Ukraine will overcome all this.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

This takes a little time, I would say honestly, that, listen, what we call corruption, And in some state of the world, it's called lobbyism. But this does not mean that there is no corruption there. Let's take the aid you mentioned during the war. First of all, we have no money. We have no money except for the war. We received weapons from the United States of America, from Europe.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

This takes a little time, I would say honestly, that, listen, what we call corruption, And in some state of the world, it's called lobbyism. But this does not mean that there is no corruption there. Let's take the aid you mentioned during the war. First of all, we have no money. We have no money except for the war. We received weapons from the United States of America, from Europe.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

This takes a little time, I would say honestly, that, listen, what we call corruption, And in some state of the world, it's called lobbyism. But this does not mean that there is no corruption there. Let's take the aid you mentioned during the war. First of all, we have no money. We have no money except for the war. We received weapons from the United States of America, from Europe.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

If we take, for example, money from the United States of America, during all this time of the war, around $177 billion have been voted for or decided upon. $177 billion. Let's be honest. We have not received half of this money. The second point, which is very important just as an example, is a corruption. The first question, who's corruption? This is the second.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

If we take, for example, money from the United States of America, during all this time of the war, around $177 billion have been voted for or decided upon. $177 billion. Let's be honest. We have not received half of this money. The second point, which is very important just as an example, is a corruption. The first question, who's corruption? This is the second.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

If we take, for example, money from the United States of America, during all this time of the war, around $177 billion have been voted for or decided upon. $177 billion. Let's be honest. We have not received half of this money. The second point, which is very important just as an example, is a corruption. The first question, who's corruption? This is the second.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

Here is just one small example for you. When the United States began to transfer us weapons, it was American money, but American weapons. Money for these weapons. I had... As a president, I had cargo jets. Not in Ukraine because of the war, we moved them very quickly to Europe. We had cargo. We have good cargo fleet. Very good. Because of Antonov.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

Here is just one small example for you. When the United States began to transfer us weapons, it was American money, but American weapons. Money for these weapons. I had... As a president, I had cargo jets. Not in Ukraine because of the war, we moved them very quickly to Europe. We had cargo. We have good cargo fleet. Very good. Because of Antonov.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

Here is just one small example for you. When the United States began to transfer us weapons, it was American money, but American weapons. Money for these weapons. I had... As a president, I had cargo jets. Not in Ukraine because of the war, we moved them very quickly to Europe. We had cargo. We have good cargo fleet. Very good. Because of Antonov.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

So I asked American side to grant me the opportunity because our jets are at another, yeah, airfield. And I asked America to give me the opportunity to use our jets for transfer. Not to pay a lot. To whom? To your companies. To American companies. No, I didn't get this opportunity. My jets stayed put. And the United States jets, cargo jets, moved these weapons.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

So I asked American side to grant me the opportunity because our jets are at another, yeah, airfield. And I asked America to give me the opportunity to use our jets for transfer. Not to pay a lot. To whom? To your companies. To American companies. No, I didn't get this opportunity. My jets stayed put. And the United States jets, cargo jets, moved these weapons.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

So I asked American side to grant me the opportunity because our jets are at another, yeah, airfield. And I asked America to give me the opportunity to use our jets for transfer. Not to pay a lot. To whom? To your companies. To American companies. No, I didn't get this opportunity. My jets stayed put. And the United States jets, cargo jets, moved these weapons.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

But everywhere you have to spend money. So we could get more weapons, but we have to pay for this very expensive fleet.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

But everywhere you have to spend money. So we could get more weapons, but we have to pay for this very expensive fleet.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

But everywhere you have to spend money. So we could get more weapons, but we have to pay for this very expensive fleet.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#456 โ€“ Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom

My question, is this corruption or not? Or lobbyism? What is it?