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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

I think, and it is indeed true, that I'm generally difficult to deal with. I am an ambitious person. I can't submit to anyone. I can live by rules, by laws. I believe that this is the only thing that can control any person today. These are the rules and laws of the society or state where you live. And I believe that this is the most important thing. There's no person who could control me.

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

As I once told President Trump, when we had a meeting, by the way, journalists asked if Trump influenced me during the phone call. I told him, I told the journalist the truth then. Who can influence me? Only my, my boy, my son. This is a fact. When he calls asking for something, well, then I lift up my arms. Yes, and I cannot do anything about it because children are children.

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

As I once told President Trump, when we had a meeting, by the way, journalists asked if Trump influenced me during the phone call. I told him, I told the journalist the truth then. Who can influence me? Only my, my boy, my son. This is a fact. When he calls asking for something, well, then I lift up my arms. Yes, and I cannot do anything about it because children are children.

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

As I once told President Trump, when we had a meeting, by the way, journalists asked if Trump influenced me during the phone call. I told him, I told the journalist the truth then. Who can influence me? Only my, my boy, my son. This is a fact. When he calls asking for something, well, then I lift up my arms. Yes, and I cannot do anything about it because children are children.

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

I have so little time with them. And therefore, when there are these moments, they are precious and important to me. I am ready to do anything. Also, probably my parents, They are an authority for me. Beyond that, I view it more as a system. No one can control the president.

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

I have so little time with them. And therefore, when there are these moments, they are precious and important to me. I am ready to do anything. Also, probably my parents, They are an authority for me. Beyond that, I view it more as a system. No one can control the president.

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

I have so little time with them. And therefore, when there are these moments, they are precious and important to me. I am ready to do anything. Also, probably my parents, They are an authority for me. Beyond that, I view it more as a system. No one can control the president.

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

Therefore, we have oligarchs who either fled or are in prison because oligarchs usually control cash flows and people and influence politics. And we have concrete examples with sentences. They are not just under house arrest. Not just that, there are some judgments under which their assets were frozen or sanctions were imposed. There are specific people who are behind bars.

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

Therefore, we have oligarchs who either fled or are in prison because oligarchs usually control cash flows and people and influence politics. And we have concrete examples with sentences. They are not just under house arrest. Not just that, there are some judgments under which their assets were frozen or sanctions were imposed. There are specific people who are behind bars.

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

Therefore, we have oligarchs who either fled or are in prison because oligarchs usually control cash flows and people and influence politics. And we have concrete examples with sentences. They are not just under house arrest. Not just that, there are some judgments under which their assets were frozen or sanctions were imposed. There are specific people who are behind bars.

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

I think this is the answer regarding the influence. Would they like to influence me in the same way as any president of Ukraine? Because finance and cash flows always influence politics. Well, at least they want to do this. This is regarding the influence. And other people on the vertical, they... perform tasks as my managers. Andriy, you mentioned, is one of those managers.

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

I think this is the answer regarding the influence. Would they like to influence me in the same way as any president of Ukraine? Because finance and cash flows always influence politics. Well, at least they want to do this. This is regarding the influence. And other people on the vertical, they... perform tasks as my managers. Andriy, you mentioned, is one of those managers.

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

I think this is the answer regarding the influence. Would they like to influence me in the same way as any president of Ukraine? Because finance and cash flows always influence politics. Well, at least they want to do this. This is regarding the influence. And other people on the vertical, they... perform tasks as my managers. Andriy, you mentioned, is one of those managers.

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

Well, I am glad that I have such people. Well, probably there is nothing else to add here.

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

Well, I am glad that I have such people. Well, probably there is nothing else to add here.

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

Well, I am glad that I have such people. Well, probably there is nothing else to add here.

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

I will just say that your team that I spoke with is an excellent team, excellent people. Thank you. Okay, one last question. The future of Ukraine. If you look 5, 10, 20 years into the future, what can help Ukraine flourish economically, culturally, politically in the future?

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

I will just say that your team that I spoke with is an excellent team, excellent people. Thank you. Okay, one last question. The future of Ukraine. If you look 5, 10, 20 years into the future, what can help Ukraine flourish economically, culturally, politically in the future?

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

I will just say that your team that I spoke with is an excellent team, excellent people. Thank you. Okay, one last question. The future of Ukraine. If you look 5, 10, 20 years into the future, what can help Ukraine flourish economically, culturally, politically in the future?

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

Digital, it's very important. Digitalization of all the process. We began this work. We have special ministry of digital transformation. Yeah. So this is very good. And we also have our DIA. This is the name for all of these services. Yeah. So I think that is the most important. This is, again, this is not only convenient that we'll cancel all the NE services,