“American podcaster Lex Friedman, who recently interviewed President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, believes that the latter has shown no desire to enter into peace talks with Russia. Now Friedman wants to interview Russian leader Vladimir Putin.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Friedman in an interview with historian Jennifer Burns on Youtube
Direct speech: “I gave the president every opportunity to show that he was willing to negotiate, understanding that both Trump and Putin would hear this conversation. But I don’t think he took advantage of those opportunities. Instead, he was rude about Vladimir Putin. It’s understandable, but it’s counterproductive for (peace) negotiations”.
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Details: According to Friedman, achieving peace in this case requires compromise to prevent further deaths, so leaders must take each other seriously. “If you think that the president of another country (Putin) is completely crazy, then it will be very difficult to negotiate with him. You need to look at him as a serious person who loves his country and his people.”
Direct speech: “I will probably interview Vladimir Putin in Russia, in the Kremlin. I understand the risks and I accept them. The risks are not important to me. I just want to make my modest contribution to trying to achieve peace.”
Details: Friedman said he heard a lot of criticism about the interview with Zelensky, but he disagrees with it. He assures that he prepared well for the interview and is in no way naive about the figure of Putin.
Direct speech: “I read and listened to a lot of material for the period 2022-2024. I spent 8 hours a day reading and researching intently.”
Details: Friedman says that he is in favor of lasting peace, although he perfectly understands the people who lost their relatives in this war and demand justice instead of peace.
The podcaster believes that now is a very good time for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.
What preceded: American podcaster Lex Friedman recorded a more than 3-hour interview with Zelensky. In particular, in it, the president of Ukraine stated that before a full-scale invasion, he asked the US to introduce preventive sanctions against Russia, and not to intimidate them in the event of an attack, which he called “bullshit”.