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Speaker A
Mr. President, the war in Ukraine goes on for almost 1,500 days now.
Speaker A
Now the world looks also at Iran and that crisis. Do you feel like there is an immediate change in focus for your war here in Ukraine?
Speaker B
Thank you so much, first of all, thank you for your coming.
Speaker B
It's so important, really, the focus on Ukraine is very important, and using this opportunity or journalists,
Speaker B
famous journalists, all the journalists from different countries, and when they have when when we have them in Ukraine.
Speaker B
When you can come and speak about Ukraine, just speak what you see.
Speaker B
No messages from us, something specific or something special.
Speaker B
For us it's more about how to show wider what's going on.
Speaker B
People and the world not to forget that what does it mean the aggression of Russia.
Speaker B
So, that's why answering on your question, of course, we need focus on Ukraine.
Speaker B
We need we need to hold this focus.
Speaker B
And of course, in any way, when you have another big challenge in the Middle East,
Speaker B
a new war.
Speaker B
Because it's a real war.
Speaker B
And of course, some kind of shiftings from Ukrainians.
Speaker B
Ukraine's focus is going on.
Speaker B
This is what we see, of course.
Speaker A
You see immediate consequences, Patriot missiles are being used that you could have used here in Ukraine.
Speaker A
Also, the debate and factual lifting of sanctions against Russian oil is something you must look at with a lot of skepticism.
Speaker B
The challenge was.
Speaker B
I agree with you.
Speaker B
And and it's not.
Speaker B
Because it's it's a pity but our partners, with all respect to them, they didn't give us.
Speaker B
All this package what Middle East has.
Speaker B
For example, all this package with Pac-3 or Pac-2.
Speaker B
We we are very thankful to partners that they gave or European partners who could buy from.
Speaker B
The American side missiles, but it's been not enough.
Speaker B
And all these big number, big volume of Pac-3 missiles for Patriots.
Speaker B
All this Middle East.
Speaker B
They had it.
Speaker B
Be be very honest.
Speaker B
And of course, so this is not because of.
Speaker B
This war in Middle East, such deficit of missiles.
Speaker B
Not not because of this.
Speaker B
But.
Speaker B
You are right.
Speaker B
That we will have this challenge.
Speaker B
Now we have not big number of missiles.
Speaker B
But I think this war will have will have influence on decreasing the number of missiles.
Speaker B
Decreasing all the opportunity to get more missiles.
Speaker B
Pac-3, Pac-2.
Speaker B
This is really what we what we see.
Speaker B
And as you've been totally right about sanctions.
Speaker B
This is a big risk for the world.
Speaker B
For Ukraine, first of all.
Speaker B
And for whole world, such decisions.
Speaker B
I hope that that totally they will not.
Speaker B
How to say it?
Speaker B
Put off the sanctions.
Speaker B
Yes.
Speaker B
But I but I we see the first signals of thinking about.
Speaker B
Some less sanctions on energy.
Speaker B
On first of all, oil, Russian oil and gas.
Speaker B
Yes.
Speaker B
And and I hope I hope that they will not do it.
Speaker B
I mean Americans.
Speaker B
I know that they think about it.
Speaker B
But it's a big challenge.
Speaker B
It's a big risk.
Speaker A
Throughout the four years, you have been in difficult situations.
Speaker A
And sometimes I saw speeches of you or video clips that you sent out.
Speaker A
That I found were very special moves in a very special situation.
Speaker A
To get into a more favorable situation.
Speaker A
One of those moves to me seemed to be that you offer the skills that you have in Ukraine.
Speaker A
For the attacked partners of the US in terms of drone defense.
Speaker A
Is this something that can maybe pave a way and give you the opportunity to be a partner in that particular field?
Speaker B
I hope so.
Speaker B
So, first of all, we we spoke about it.
Speaker B
In Munich conference, in Davos and before.
Speaker B
During last one year and a half, I shared the idea of a common forces.
Speaker B
Common European defending forces.
Speaker B
It's not about any kind of offensive or any kind of involvement.
Speaker B
Other soldiers of other countries to to the war here in Ukraine.
Speaker B
No, I spoke about defending lines.
Speaker B
I spoke about how to close the sky in all the Europe.
Speaker B
We have such understanding what to do.
Speaker B
We have such technologies.
Speaker B
And we have such experience.
Speaker B
And this is exactly this we proposed the United States in our drone deal.
Speaker B
We wanted to sign drone deal, big drone deal with the productions of the United States.
Speaker B
But we needed very much the exception from the White House.
Speaker B
Yes.
Speaker B
It's all about different kind of drones, different kind of air defense.
Speaker B
They work in one system.
Speaker B
And they can defend hundreds or thousands of Iranian Shaheds and missiles.
Speaker B
We didn't have yet opportunity to sign this document.
Speaker B
I hope maybe American friends will be closer to this question.
Speaker B
Especially after such a challenge what we see in the Middle East.
Speaker B
But yes, we the countries of Middle East on the level of presidents.
Speaker B
They they asked Ukrainian side to share our knowledge.
Speaker B
Our experience.
Speaker B
And maybe our some technical resources and three of our teams.
Speaker B
They are already on the way to these countries.
Speaker A
At the same time, of course, independent from that.
Speaker A
You need financial support.
Speaker A
You're waiting for the 90 billion loan of the EU.
Speaker A
Which is not released, particularly because there's a conflict.
Speaker A
Within Europe, but also between you and that person.
Speaker A
I'm talking about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Speaker A
Now, what happens if you don't get that money released?
Speaker B
First of all, of course.
Speaker B
We send our groups to Middle East.
Speaker B
And of course, we hope that they will help us.
Speaker B
With some missiles for Pac-2, Pac-3.
Speaker B
You just have to know about it.
Speaker B
The second point, of course, we count on money.
Speaker B
We need money for our internal production.
Speaker B
And I think it it's very important for us.
Speaker B
And for Europe.
Speaker B
So it's not the conflict between Hungary and Ukraine.
Speaker B
The conflict between Europe and Hungary.
Speaker B
And even correctly to say between Europe and Hungarian Prime Minister.
Speaker B
Because it's not about Hungarian society.
Speaker B
And so this is not just a conflict.
Speaker B
It's not about one reason or another.
Speaker B
Because the Prime Minister of Hungary, he blocked all this way.
Speaker B
Of sanctions policy during all these year.
Speaker B
He blocked transit of weapon.
Speaker B
Through Hungary.
Speaker B
They never helped us with military support from the very beginning of this war.
Speaker B
They said about clearly that they will not support Ukraine.
Speaker B
Because they have really real friends in Russia.
Speaker B
And they are friends.
Speaker B
Strategic partners.
Speaker B
This is where we are.
Speaker B
As I said that that it was important for them.
Speaker B
That's why they blocked everything during all this way.
Speaker B
That's why it's not something personal.
Speaker B
It's not about personal, it's about all Ukrainian lives.
Speaker B
And security of Ukraine and security of Europe.
Speaker B
And that's why if this is not a conflict.
Speaker B
If there is different different way of life.
Speaker B
Because Russia is is an enemy.
Speaker B
They began this war.
Speaker B
Without any kind of understandable reasons.
Speaker B
They began the aggression.
Speaker B
And they have allies.
Speaker B
And they have North Korean leader.
Speaker B
They have also Belarus, not even society.
Speaker B
I'm about the regime of Belarus.
Speaker B
Because the war began from the territory of Belarus.
Speaker B
The full scale war.
Speaker B
Then they have, it's a pity, they have China.
Speaker B
Which is supporting them.
Speaker B
Helping them.
Speaker B
Yes.
Speaker B
It depends on what volume of this.
Speaker B
Machineries or weapon.
Speaker B
But I mean this.
Speaker B
We understand that they helped them in sanctions policy.
Speaker B
How to circumvent the sanctions.
Speaker B
And of course, Hungarian Prime Minister, he helps Russia.
Speaker A
He's an ally.
Speaker B
Yes, of course.
Speaker B
I think yes.
Speaker A
What does it mean?
Speaker A
To be ally?
Speaker B
What does it mean?
Speaker A
Well, it means to stand on that side.
Speaker A
You support.
Speaker B
He's standing on the on on the side of Russian leader.
Speaker B
He's doing the same.
Speaker B
Blocking everything for Ukraine.
Speaker B
Only one thing he doesn't do today.
Speaker B
He's not attacking by missiles and drones our territory.
Speaker B
And he's not sending his soldiers.
Speaker B
Yes, this is only one thing.
Speaker B
But he's blocking money and blocking weapon.
Speaker B
Blocking our way to EU.
Speaker B
Our way of life.
Speaker B
Yes.
Speaker B
And also with Russian narratives, he's sharing the same narratives.
Speaker B
He's personally doing this.
Speaker B
So it's I mean this, it's not up to him because he's one of the leader of EU.
Speaker B
It's the question of EU.
Speaker B
That's why it's I think that the dialogue between you and him.
Speaker A
It's a veto principle.
Speaker A
So he's very powerful.
Speaker A
You must have a plan B if that money doesn't come.
Speaker A
Do you?
Speaker B
It's a question of security of Ukraine and Europe.
Speaker B
That's why yes, you are right, but partially.
Speaker B
We need plan B.
Speaker B
I agree with you.
Speaker B
But not we, we and Europe.
Speaker B
We all need this plan B.
Speaker B
I think so.
Speaker B
I think that if our European partners and real friends, they know that we defend.
Speaker B
Not only Ukrainian values, we are defending freedom of all Europe.
Speaker B
If it's a fact.
Speaker B
And if it's true that our partners shared with me personally.
Speaker B
And publicly with the people.
Speaker B
So it's mean that it's all, it's the big challenge for all of us.
Speaker A
Great diplomacy is probably needed.
Speaker A
To convince Hungary to unblock the funds.
Speaker A
Do you think you have found the right words in the recent days towards Prime Minister Orban?
Speaker B
It's difficult to say because we are not speaking.
Speaker B
So he was he was involved, I mean this, sorry, he was invited by by me.
Speaker B
Our country invited and Slovak Prime Minister.
Speaker B
By the way, with him I spoke by phone.
Speaker B
I invited him and he said, yes, we have to fix the date.
Speaker B
And then he disappeared.
Speaker B
But also Hungarian Prime Minister, I mean this, he he was invited also by me.
Speaker B
Visit Ukraine.
Speaker B
I I said it to also to Slovak, Slovak Prime Minister.
Speaker B
That we can we can meet bilaterally.
Speaker B
Or we can make it trilateral format.
Speaker B
And that's it.
Speaker B
Now the question is they want Russian oil.
Speaker B
And as I understood that what what European Commission told me.
Speaker B
They want Russian oil.
Speaker B
And if Ukraine will not transit Russian oil.
Speaker B
They will block money.
Speaker B
We have to.
Speaker B
In such case, if it's I don't know in English, shantash.
Speaker B
You have the same.
Speaker A
Blackmail.
Speaker B
Blackmail.
Speaker B
Yeah.
Speaker B
We we have the word blackmail.
Speaker B
So if it's blackmail.
Speaker B
So I said, okay.
Speaker B
We will renovate.
Speaker B
If EU doesn't have any kind of signals to Hungarian.
Speaker B
This issue.
Speaker B
And Hungarian messages.
Speaker B
So.
Speaker B
We will renovate.
Speaker B
I said it to European Commission.
Speaker A
But allow me to follow up.
Speaker A
Mr. President.
Speaker A
There are people in Europe who say you support.
Speaker A
Or you you you reached maybe not the goal that you wanted to reach by insinuating that you would share address.
Speaker A
Of him.
Speaker A
And some people say you helped him in his election campaign.
Speaker A
Isn't that something that maybe went too far?
Speaker B
I'm not thinking about his elections.
Speaker B
I think that he's.
Speaker B
He has long political life.
Speaker B
I'm not sure that I my messages had influence.
Speaker B
Five years ago.
Speaker B
Or 10 years ago.
Speaker B
I think I was not in the presidential even presidential cabinet all these years.
Speaker B
But he was the Prime Minister.
Speaker B
With all his rhetoric against EU.
Speaker B
And I didn't see strong messages from European leaders who can stop this person.
Speaker B
Who is dividing EU.
Speaker B
So, I'm not sure that in this case silence.
Speaker B
No, diplomatic silence is very helpful.
Speaker B
Because we see his his way of life.
Speaker B
I'm just I'm.
Speaker B
We are defending our life.
Speaker B
Defending our country.
Speaker B
If he doesn't want to to support.
Speaker B
It's up to him.
Speaker B
But he can't be against us because he's immediately ally of Putin.
Speaker B
It's not for me.
Speaker B
It's for all our people.
Speaker B
And this is where we are.
Speaker A
The core of the conflict is Druzba pipeline.
Speaker B
No.
Speaker B
It was before Druzba.
Speaker B
No.
Speaker B
It what Orban tries to increase this topic about pipeline.
Speaker B
No pipeline worked.
Speaker B
We've been against.
Speaker B
I was from the very beginning against to sell Russian oil.
Speaker B
Because it's the policy of politics of two standards.
Speaker B
We are fighting against Russian aggression.
Speaker B
But at the same way we have to sell this oil because we have such.
Speaker B
We had in the past such decisions.
Speaker B
That's why I think it's two standards policy.
Speaker B
I'm against it.
Speaker B
But I can't I couldn't be against it judicially.
Speaker B
And when Russia destroyed this pipeline, I said, okay.
Speaker B
But it destroyed it, why why we have to renovate it again?
Speaker B
This was my position.
Speaker B
But again, it's my personal position.
Speaker B
It doesn't mean that this is the reason.
Speaker B
Prime Minister blocked weapon transit through through Hungary.
Speaker B
It was last logistic ways.
Speaker B
Then he blocked some Russian personalities.
Speaker B
He was blocking personal.
Speaker B
Oligarch, Russian oligarchs.
Speaker B
And now in this new package also they tried to cancel the surname of Russian oligarchs.
Speaker B
Again and again.
Speaker B
And also they always blocked sanctions about any kind of Russian energy.
Speaker B
Even it's not about Hungary.
Speaker B
Nuclear energy.
Speaker B
Or it was about.
Speaker B
Some other issues, not only energy issues.
Speaker B
I mean this.
Speaker B
They they during this war, they had so many meetings in Moscow.
Speaker B
With Russian enemies for us enemies.
Speaker B
And they always said that they are.
Speaker B
It's their friends and partners.
Speaker B
And etc.
Speaker B
That's why it's not about pipeline.
Speaker A
The European investigation.
Speaker A
That could solve that issue.
Speaker B
We already managed this.
Speaker B
I said already our team told that we will need one month and a half.
Speaker B
To renovate one line.
Speaker B
One line.
Speaker B
If it will be a blackmail that they will not give us money.
Speaker B
I mean Europe will not give us money.
Speaker B
And they need for this only Russian oil.
Speaker B
Yes.
Speaker B
It's up to them.
Speaker B
Yes.
Speaker B
It will be possible in one month's point and a half.
Speaker B
If we want to renovate the reservoirs which been destroyed.
Speaker B
And you can see it.
Speaker B
You can look at this.
Speaker B
Everybody tactical group will tell you that we need for this minimum six months to renovate this.
Speaker B
The biggest reservoir.
Speaker B
But it but we.
Speaker B
Found the way how to manage in one month's half.
Speaker B
It will work.
Speaker B
But it was it will be dangerous for our ecology.
Speaker B
But it will work.
Speaker B
It will be dangerous if it will be destroyed again.
Speaker B
By Russians.
Speaker B
But I I can't tell you exactly that it will be.
Speaker B
But it was.
Speaker B
Several times.
Speaker B
Not once.
Speaker B
After the first time when pipeline was attacked by Russian drones and missiles.
Speaker B
Not Hungarians and not Slovak.
Speaker B
They didn't speak with Russian.
Speaker B
In publicly we didn't hear that they asked Russians not attack this pipeline.
Speaker B
No.
Speaker B
They only asked us to renovate and renovate it again.
Speaker A
It's March.
Speaker A
A strong winter is behind, particularly the Ukrainian people.
Speaker A
With devastating destruction that I also saw earlier that day in Kyiv.
Speaker A
And probably much more that I didn't see.
Speaker A
Still the life on the streets seems to be the life of a population that is not willing to give up.
Speaker A
How do you see the moral after four years of war?
Speaker A
Currently in the situation.
Speaker B
Of course, people are tired because of the war.
Speaker B
Because they are surviving.
Speaker B
But but in the very, how to say, in very, I think that people didn't lose their values.
Speaker B
And didn't lose this feeling of real life.
Speaker B
Freedom.
Speaker B
And even in such difficult circumstances.
Speaker B
That's why I think that.
Speaker B
Yes, the moral, yes, people are tired.
Speaker B
But the moral is on the high level.
Speaker B
In any way.
Speaker A
What do you think you can achieve on the battlefield?
Speaker A
We have seen gradual changes in terms of territory.
Speaker A
But not significant ones.
Speaker A
Where do you think this can go?
Speaker B
Today we want to to end this war in negotiation way.
Speaker B
In diplomatic way.
Speaker B
And that's why we have to hold front.
Speaker B
It's not about a big offensive operations.
Speaker B
Yes, we made some steps.
Speaker B
Offensive steps.
Speaker B
They've been successful.
Speaker B
At the end of the last year and at the very beginning of this year.
Speaker B
Yes, we brought back the control on 430 km.
Speaker B
Square kilometers.
Speaker B
But but I mean this is some operations on the battlefield.
Speaker B
How better hold the front line.
Speaker B
It's about all about it.
Speaker B
Because we are preparing and we are ready for diplomatic way.
Speaker B
It's not the question what Russia has.
Speaker B
Their goal is to occupy us.
Speaker A
President Trump told my colleague Dasha Fers that President Zelensky doesn't want a deal.
Speaker A
Is that true?
Speaker B
What do you think?
Speaker A
I mean.
Speaker B
I mean.
Speaker A
A deal means you have to be willing to take compromise.
Speaker A
Are you?
Speaker B
I think Ukraine demonstrated a lot of compromises already.
Speaker B
The first one.
Speaker B
They killed so many people.
Speaker B
They began this war.
Speaker B
Now President Trump didn't raise the questions of accountability.
Speaker B
And nobody speaks about it.
Speaker B
And of course, we speak about it.
Speaker B
And everybody's trying to forget about already occupied territories.
Speaker B
About the part of this war.
Speaker B
Which begin from the occupation of Crimea.
Speaker B
And a part of Donbas.
Speaker B
Yeah.
Speaker B
So they are fighting, trying to find compromise.
Speaker B
Between us to sit with Russians.
Speaker B
To support this what President Trump's team proposed.
Speaker B
In Saudi Arabia one year ago.
Speaker B
Already one year ago.
Speaker B
We supported this.
Speaker B
Is it is it a compromise?
Speaker B
Was it a compromise from our side?
Speaker B
Of course.
Speaker B
To stay where we stay.
Speaker B
And they don't move back.
Speaker B
To the Russian land.
Speaker B
And they are not occupying the territory what they occupied.
Speaker B
Is it not compromise?
Speaker B
I think it's a very big compromise.
Speaker B
Don't forget about such big number of losses.
Speaker B
The biggest compromise was at the very beginning of.
Speaker B
Trump's storm.
Speaker B
When he said that, look, we have to stop and freeze the conflict.
Speaker B
We need ceasefire.
Speaker B
And then everything will be after.
Speaker B
After.
Speaker B
In diplomatic way of negotiations.
Speaker B
And they said that if you will not stop, we will not help.
Speaker B
I think it was.
Speaker B
The biggest compromise on on what all our nation.
Speaker B
Been ready and ready still.
Speaker B
So, but you know, after such compromises.
Speaker B
Russia is not.
Speaker B
It's not enough for Russia.
Speaker B
And they wanted more and more.
Speaker B
More and more.
Speaker B
It's slow occupation.
Speaker B
It's not about the compromising way of life.
Speaker A
Do you believe that the peace negotiations that are happening?
Speaker A
That have happened in the past month.
Speaker A
That they will lead anywhere?
Speaker B
What what we have?
Speaker B
We have our life.
Speaker B
And of course, we strengthen our soldiers.
Speaker B
We try to manage economy.
Speaker B
Pay salaries.
Speaker B
And not ready to give our country to Putin.
Speaker B
And that's why, of course, we we need negotiations.
Speaker B
We support them.
Speaker B
Can I believe in or hope?
Speaker B
It's it's not about hoping.
Speaker B
It's not about trusting to Putin.
Speaker B
We don't trust Russia.
Speaker B
But I think and I trust that Americans really want to finish with this war.
Speaker B
I hope that they will help us.
Speaker B
But we need more pressure on Russia.
Speaker B
Not on me.
Speaker A
Sometimes I think how hard it must be for you to, you know, set for yourself.
Speaker A
Maybe a goal that you want to achieve.
Speaker A
And then maybe you have to consider to give away a part of Eastern Ukraine or a part of the territory to achieve peace.
Speaker A
And you must go through these thoughts and define something for yourself.
Speaker A
That is thinkable and that is unthinkable.
Speaker A
Do you have answers on that, what is unthinkable for you?
Speaker A
Or what would be a goal where you would like to to be at some point?
Speaker B
I'm not in the position where I have to think how to find compromise.
Speaker B
And which will be okay for all the sides around me.
Speaker B
For different groups of people.
Speaker B
I'm the President.
Speaker B
And I has.
Speaker B
I have to defend the Constitution.
Speaker B
Have to defend independence of my country.
Speaker B
And my people.
Speaker B
That what I'm thinking about.
Speaker B
Only when when I make any steps.
Speaker B
All my steps are basing on such principles.
Speaker B
And I'm it's very clear for me.
Speaker B
It's not so difficult for for the person.
Speaker B
Which understands very clearly what we have to do.
Speaker A
Do you sometimes dream about your old life?
Speaker B
No, no.
Speaker B
I'm thinking about future.
Speaker A
So it's really a cut and the performer, the actor, the comedian Zelensky is completely.
Speaker B
I'm not thinking about it.
Speaker B
I'm focusing only about today and the challenges of today.
Speaker B
And thinking about future how to end this war.
Speaker B
This is about surviving.
Speaker B
It's not about dreams.
Speaker B
I don't have too much time for this.
Speaker A
You don't allow yourself to dream.
Speaker B
I don't have time to relax.
Speaker B
Not too much.
Speaker A
You can give yourself moral.
Speaker B
No, no, I'm okay.
Speaker B
Believe me.
Speaker B
I'm very okay.
Speaker B
I knew a lot of people who in 20 after 2014 after occupation.
Speaker B
And we had a lot of talks, dialogues, relations.
Speaker B
And etc.
Speaker B
And the situation of occupation of Crimea.
Speaker B
So changed them all.
Speaker B
So for for me, they are not partners.
Speaker B
Friends.
Speaker B
No one no even human being.
Speaker B
So for me it's something in the past.
Speaker B
So the situation of occupation, they supported the occupation of Crimea.
Speaker B
They supported this war.
Speaker B
To kill.
Speaker B
I mean, how how normal people can support to kill somebody.
Speaker B
Even if you don't like somebody.
Speaker B
You don't like the messages of this person.
Speaker B
Or the face.
Speaker B
Or etc.
Speaker B
But how can you kill?
Speaker B
So this is a big question.
Speaker B
And those people who are in the past, they they I mean this.
Speaker B
They supported.
Speaker B
And some of them went to the war.
Speaker B
And just they began to fight and kill our people.
Speaker B
So what attitude I have about them?
Speaker B
The same what you spoke about Putin.
Speaker B
The same attitude.
Speaker A
So Trump is right.
Speaker B
In in this.
Speaker B
Yes, he is right.
Speaker B
Not in everything.
Speaker A
Not there will be a peace deal.
Speaker A
How can there be a peace deal at some point between two people who hate each other?
Speaker B
Nobody nobody say that somebody will give each other friendship.
Speaker B
No friendship.
Speaker B
He's a killer.
Speaker B
He tried to occupy us and kill so many people.
Speaker B
And we answered to them.
Speaker B
And he lost a lot of soldiers.
Speaker B
So it's understandable the attitude.
Speaker B
But we need peace.
Speaker B
The peace.
Speaker B
It's not emotional thing.
Speaker B
The hatredness.
Speaker B
It's about emotions.
Speaker B
The peace is very specific document.
Speaker B
Which can give our people possibility to live.
Speaker B
And to stop the war.
Speaker B
That's why this is the priority.
Speaker B
It's not about personal attitude.
Speaker B
It's not about personalities.
Speaker A
In your former life, you were a performer.
Speaker A
Very close sometimes to people who are now in the leadership of the Russian Federation.
Speaker A
There are rumors saying you had this moment where you were performing in front of Dmitry Medvedev.
Speaker A
Very privately.
Speaker A
Do you sometimes think back how how weird life can be that you experience this?
Speaker A
And now the extreme of war.
Speaker B
It's another life.
Speaker B
Really another life.
Speaker B
So we I mean this.
Speaker B
Two countries, two neighbors, we had a lot of a lot of things.
Speaker B
I mean this.
Speaker B
Common families, you know, that a lot of different relatives.
Speaker B
Both sides.
Speaker B
And businesses.
Speaker B
And I think that.
Speaker B
I mean this.
Speaker B
Governments lived in another reality.
Speaker B
And people.
Speaker B
And just everything was different.
Speaker B
So now.
Speaker B
Another life.
Speaker A
Do you sometimes dream about your old life?
Speaker B
No, no.
Speaker B
I'm thinking about future.
Speaker A
So it's really a cut.
Speaker A
And the performer, the actor, the comedian Zelensky is completely.
Speaker B
I'm not thinking about it.
Speaker B
I'm focusing only about today and the challenges of today.
Speaker B
And thinking about future how to end this war.
Speaker B
This is about surviving.
Speaker B
It's not about dreams.
Speaker B
I don't have too much time for this.
Speaker A
You don't allow yourself to dream.
Speaker B
I don't have time to relax.
Speaker B
Not too much.
Speaker A
You can give yourself moral.
Speaker B
No, no, I'm okay.
Speaker B
Believe me.
Speaker B
I'm very okay.
Speaker A
Mr. President, thank you so much.
Speaker B
Thank you so much.
Speaker A
And I hope to see you again here, maybe in a year.
Speaker A
And to see some progress on this.
Speaker A
Thank you for having me.
Speaker B
Thank you so much.
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