Volodymyr Zelenskyy
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the President of Ukraine, known for his resilience and commitment to his country's sovereignty. This interview reveals his focus on protecting Ukraine's interests while navigating complex geopolitical challenges, highlighting his role as a stabilizing force in a crisis.
“The people who attack us, they speak Russian. They attack people who were only recently told that this was actually in defense of Russian-speaking people. And this is why I respect neither the leader or director of today's Russia, nor the people. I just, that's it. And I don't think that you can just pretend that nothing's happening.”
“Businesses to return. A lot of support will come, I think, from USA, business investment, not as direct aid to us, just to the private sector and resources, and I mention this to President Trump and to some European leaders who are our key strategic partners that will be happy, especially with the Americans, will be happy to sign these co…”
“Who is the most influential Ukrainian oligarch since independence? And no one could do anything about him. The United States of America wanted to have Kolomoysky and they went to great lengths because of money laundering, etc. There are criminal cases in the United States, I think in Delaware, something like that.”
“Even I don't know really. I don't know. I don't know. It is a very difficult question. It depends on how this war will finish. It depends on what people will want. Mostly it depends. People. First of all, and of course my family.”
The Rest Is Politics: Leading — 184. President of Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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