President of Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelenskyy
4/9/202652 min
At a time when the United States is threatening to withdraw from NATO, how can Europe maximise its power to deter Russia's threat? If Vladimir Putin were given the territory Donald Trump offered in his peace plan, what would his next move be? Why does the White House keep misunderstanding Putin’s real war aims?
Alastair Campbell is joined by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, to discuss all this and more.
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First 90 secondsAlastair Campbell· Host0:00
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Speaker 10:12
[upbeat music] It's quite a surreal notification to get, President of Ukraine is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:20
Yeah [laughs].
Speaker 20:20
Right. We will start in a minute, so be ready.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:22
Thank you so much. Thank you. Hello.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy· Guest0:25
Hi.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:27
Hello, how are you?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy· Guest0:28
Good to see you. Thank you so much.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:31
No, thank you. Thank you. I'm very good.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy· Guest0:33
I'm well.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:33
Well, listen, thank you for everything, and thank you for doing this interview now. And if you're ready, I'm ready to start.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy· Guest0:39
I'm okay. Ready.
Speaker 40:43
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