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Used to watch your videos for hours, now I can't make 2 minutes. Disgraced. We also don't care if you look at the comments Lex, not anymore, its evident your mind was made up anyways, your damage is done. I can only hope for your dignity that one day you turn around and realize your mistake.
Lex your attempts at finding a middle ground and achieving peace has seriously pissed off some higher ups - look at all the bots trying to break you down 😂 This just shows you're on the right path.
Your echo chamber of friends has become so small you unironically see nothing wrong on your end from the conversation. Now all criticism of you are "lies" and "attacks".
@@mikefisher5005 It's just bizarre that he brings up his name any chance he gets. Joe Rogan is barely any more respectable than Alex Jones yet this supposed intellectual and philosopher can't get enough of him.
It's not that bizarre though, it's how Fridman uses name dropping. In the middle of Zelenskyi interview he mentions Donald Trump as someone who cares about corruption and then adds Elon Musk in the same sentence, even though the context is about government related corruption and Elon Musk is basically an oligark.@@michaelsteffensen6844
Hey Lex, longtime fan and not a Ukrainian bot, beep boop. Brother, please stop this. This is a bad take and it was a bad interview. You made demands of a world leader to say nice things about a man who is actively murdering his people and are now blaming him for that. That is naivety and I know you hate hearing that, but it's true. If you see this comment, take a minute to think, maybe those personal friends whom you talked to are an echo chamber that you use to conceal your ego. You are being extremely disrespectful to a world leader who has fought tooth and nail for his country. You are in the wrong on this one. I hope you can see that.
True. This is not some hypothetical debate between reps & dems. This is about an ongoing war where families have been destroyed. All triggered by an aggressor. Very disrespectful & disappointing. But hey, eco chamber will make him think we're all bots instead of him getting rid of it & the ego.
You claim to have read countless books on the history of Russia and Ukraine. Perhaps you let audiobooks play in the background, because it did not come across at all in your 3 hours with Zelensky.
yes, since Zelensky is definitely the last person to have a historic underline with. its literally a showman/comedian whos at war with the country that he performed and gained popularity in.
He probably only read books published in russia by russian scholars. In those books russians and Ukrainians are brotherly nations, and russians never did anything wrong.
Lex, just because you say you’re not naive does not make it so. You still haven’t understood that many, many attempts at peace were made and yet Putin never negotiated in good faith. Did you not follow up and read about the examples Zelenskyy cited in the interview? This was your second chance to prepare and you blew it again. Pathetic, just pathetic.
He did come prepared and that’s this attempt to cover his ass in this video. Lex’s purpose is to make money and platform far right ideas. That’s why he’s on his fascist world tour right now
This feels like the SelfID mindset that the progressives use in the gender culture war. If Putin says he loves Russia then it is so. What should we call this? The woke center?
Dude why are you talking about asking the person being attacked if they are ready to make peace? Very odd phrasing that you used repeatedly, at minimum.
Ask putin for peace, not Zelensky. putin started this war, putin has to end it - simple. Your podcast with Zelensky pissed me off, because you talked to him as if he started all this mess!
You need to look at a map pal 😂 Didn't Putin just ask for no NATO on his borders and they declined? What do you think would happen if the Chinese started building bases in Mexico, Canada and Cuba stocked with fast movers pointing to Washington? Do we have a brain to process this hypothetical? 😂
@@scroopynooperz9051lol, what? So why ruzzians don’t invade Finland? They are completely fine Finland to join nato. Putin himself said he is okay with it. This war never was because of nato.
@@scroopynooperz9051"if all my neighbours democratically elected govts decided to join a defence pact to protect from invasion then im going to invade the only neighbour who hasnt joined "
@@scroopynooperz9051 "What do you think would happen if the Chinese started building bases in Mexico, Canada and Cuba" So are you arguing that the U.S. has the right to invade Cuba right now since China currently has a base there?
Lex I am not a bot, and that was one of the worst interviews by the person interviewing I have ever seen, while the person being interviewed (Zelenskyy) did a fantastic job explaining himself and reasoning to you. You just wouldn’t listen you already had made your mind up in some delusional reality rather than listening to the facts.
That's incredible that Zelensky was extremely streetwise and strong during the interviewing. That is what actually required to be the head of a country where war is happening.
Lex, Zelensky told you at length about his efforts to establish a peace deal, ceasefires, and secure alliances with the west. Did you even listen to your own conversation?
No, he didn't listen. He is too busy rehearsing his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech he believes he will get because he will make Zelensky and Putin hug each other soon.... What a narcissist idiot!
"Zelensky told you at length about his efforts to establish a peace deal, ceasefires, and secure alliances with the west." Zelensky campaigned on a platform of immediate peace with Russia in 2019. However, he admitted to not fully implementing the Minsk II agreement, using it primarily for prisoner exchanges in his own benefit. He ACKNOWLEDGED refusing to implement the 2015 Minsk_*TWO* deal, describing it as a path "toward the abyss". While proposing his own peace plans, such as the "victory plan" in October 2024, these have been coupled with increased pursuit of Western military support and NATO membership.
He says all this stuff and turns around and softballs all the bad guys then asks Zelensky to go hug it out with Putin. I cant listen to this crap seriously.
Your ego is too big for you to meaningfully analyze criticism of your interview. You disrespected President Zelensky by pushing for the conversation to be in Russian during wartime while Ukraine is defending its sovereignty. Secondly, the gall to think you will achieve peace when negotiations between the two countries, with other high level officials within and outside being involved, is truly remarkable. Here is an example of me acknowledging my bias. I am a viewer and fan of Destiny. I engage with the DGG online community frequently. This affects my perception of you. However, it is through your poor understanding and conduct in this video that enable me to form an opinion outside of external influences that validate my perception of you as an individual. With love, do better.
It seems unfair to expect the Ukranian president to say things he believes untrue. If Zelenskyy believes Putin is so self-absorbed that Putin doesn't even really love his country, then I guess Zelenskyy should be honest in saying it. Putin may, in fact, love his power over his country far more than he loves his country. Zelenskyy may be correct.
Putin loves ruling russia. Hes the richest man in the world. He owns everything in russia. Its his playground. Of course he loves it. He doesnt love the people. Millions left and almost a million died in his invasion. Its sickening.
For Russia to not being overwhelmed in the next decades by NATO, woudn't you think that the invasion benefits russians? If so, Putin would be right and loves his country, why do people focus on the "power" only? What about Russian interests? Every country has them
He literally says he doesnt' think putin loves his country all the fucking time because he's sent 700k of them to their demise over a pointless fucking war.
Yeah it’s just the unprecedented corruption, abysmal human rights record, lack of any infrastructure outside of Moscow and St Pete, sending hundreds of thousands of russians to their death for an imperialistic war of aggression that makes it true.
@@Potato-dx5mcyou need to look at a map pal. Didn't Putin just ask for no NATO on his borders and they couldn't comply? Or they got to an agreement and then they flew the Brit Orangutan in to convince them they could win the war as they would get help? 😂 How is this all on Vlad? Are these all Ukr bots?
You hold yourself as this moral warrior on a mission for peace, and don’t even have the slightest idea of how to conduct yourself or receive any criticism, merely dismissing it as a “bot.” - Ukrainian Bot
To quote the late and great Winston Churchill when proposed with the option to negotiate peace with Adolf Hitler: "You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth" I believe that today Vladimir Putin is that tiger, and his mouth is desperately trying to bite off Ukraine's head.
I think there are two strains of thought in his head. Clearly he thinks of Ukraine as needing to belong to the Russian Federation, and he wants it. But the US is also the tiger with Putin's head in our (I'm American) mouth. The historic purpose of NATO was to defend the West against the threat of the Soviet Union. But since the fall of the Soviet Union, which initially led to friendship and cooperation between the US and Russia, NATO has expanded ever closer to Russia's border. From Putin's perspective, what "NATO" means is places where the US can put nuclear weapon launchers that can hit him faster than he can hit the US back. In 2014, Putin saw Ukraine's pro-Russian leader thrown out in a US-supported coup that replaced him with a pro-US ruler. Imagine if China had butted in on Jan 6, 2020 to support the pro-Trump rioters who wanted to put Trump in office instead of Biden: that's what the US did to the Ukraine in 2014. Putin is worried that the US will bring Ukraine so completely under their orbit, they can install permanent military bases and weapon launchers there. I'm not saying Putin's not an authoritarian with visions of empire. But so are we. And Putin's moves can be explained logically as strategically correct responses to our moves. He's been seizing Ukraine piece by piece since 2014, when he annexed the Crimean peninsula, but those pieces he's taking are literally buffer zones between Russia and Ukranian forces who are now literally firing US-supplied weapons into Russia. And if you think it's a bad idea to negotiate with Russia because she's a tiger with Ukraine's head in her mouth, that has to be counterbalanced against the reality that this Russia/Ukraine war has killed hundreds of thousands of people on both sides while accomplishing nothing for nobody except the shareholders in US and Russian weapons manufacturing companies. There are ways America can be a force towards creating peace in the region, but what you're advocating is the opposite.
You framed the push for peace as if everyone is willing except Zelensky, including Putin, damned be what that peace looks like. Thats what's people have an issue with. Now you're brushing it off as bots. I couldn't imagine how frustrated Zelensky was as you said that over and over. Just completely ridiculous.
That's was hard to watch... why don't you ask Putin for peace? To ask Ukrainians for peace is just a sign of deep pro-russian views - there is no excuse for this. You can read a lot... but if you are biased, this does not make your views right.
He just lied that he read. All of the questions he asked in the interview a 12 yo can just do. "Can we all get a long? How about bbq and have fun UWU?"
"I have a ukranian friend who thinks it's Ukrainian bot farms" jesus christ dude stop being such a coward. YOU think its ukranian bot farms. "Not not me who believes this, it's him. I'm merely telling you what my friend thinks"
"One of my friends from Ukraine thinks everyone who hates me is a Ukranian bot. He's basically Ukrainian Joe Rogan. He goes to another school." Lex had an extremely poor showing in that interview. The small talk about the language differences and the vapid questions were horrible. At least it gave Zelensky some time to address the Rogansphere.
The Rogansphere is such a dumpster fire these days I get more enjoyment from watching Podcast Cringe dunk on them than I do actually watching the Rogansphere.
So your solution is sit on the sidelines and cheer on as the victim continues to get its face pummelled by said bully? The fact of the matter is Ukraine is simply not able to defeat Russia. You’re supporting senseless death for a pipe dream. And why wouldn’t you, you’re sat at home nice and comfortable as you virtue signal on the internet to feel good about yourself. You sicken me.
im actually interested where tf "unjust invasion" agenda came from, there were 8 years of prolonged diplomatic bargaining, a breakage of MULTIPLE agreements
@@wonqa I'd guess from observations of what Russia is doing. Nothing could justify the shit they've done. And what did they even try to justify it with? Putin spewing blood and soil garbage? If that sounds justified to you, then that only makes you look awful
From the outside in, I would say Zelenaky is right about Putin. He does seem to love power and glory far more than he loves Russia or the Russian people.
you have absolutely no idea about Russia and Russian people and as Russian i would say you GTFO and don't put your long noses into our deals, right? No one ask you to do so. You, westerners, started most bloody conflicts in the recent 200 years, and playing huge role in the current one, shut up finally.
I don't really dislike you Lex, but I fear you are neither intelligent enough, insightful enough, humble enough, confident enough, far sighted enough, deep enough, authentic enough or possess enough self-insight into your own egos machinations to really make so much as a dent in this matter. The arrogance, for example, of thinking that your idea of peace now is the right long-term solution that the geopolitical powers should somehow take into account is not only interesting but telling. Also, if you're dealing with a psychopath which is not a rare phenomenon in the unman species (it's about 1/25), the most intelligent strategy is probably to approach him or her as someone who is dead inside for obvious reasons.
Lordy, if you don't thing Lex is intelligent enough for the work he's doing you'd better find another species 'cause he's drop dead brilliant - as well as caring.
if you believe that if Putin and his associates leave, that Russia would change you are insane, democratic Russia would be far more dangerous then Russia under dictatorship, more dangerous for the western countries especially USA
You may have read a lot and feel you prepared yourself well. Like a kid who studied hard for a test but still failed, most people are telling you, your views are naive and infantile, and most importantly uninteresting. I certainly couldn't care less what you think leaders should do from your infantile point of view. I appreciate you giving leaders a platform to explain to you why your views are naive and stupid.
You refuse to criticise Putin because you're dead set on interviewing him. This fascination of yours with interviewing him is the most naive thing. You think he is going to to give you more than he gave Carlson? You think he is a complex person with complex reasoning, but all he consistently proves is that he is the same as all dictators, fueled by greed and a huge ego.There's nothing deep about Putin and there's nothing you can say to change that. Also, just because your friends who btw seem to be pretty much in the same buble, tell you youre doing a good job doesn't mean you can discredit the opinion of the masses, and no theyre not all bots, even Kasparov has publicly criticised you. If you interview putin, there will be nothing of value there and all you will have achieved will be having most of your fans turned against you.
I’ve never had outright contempt for you before lex but condemning Zelenskyy for having harsh words against the man committing a genocide against his people is beyond laughable.
It's easy to laugh when you're not a Ukranian. Zelensky doesn't want the war to end, although it was the first clause in his election program. He doesn't want it simply because he will lose the power if it ends. And Lex is correctly pointing out that it's time to buy a suit already and be a leader, who wants good for his people. And Zelensky is simply not a such leader.
@@polishukdenisIt is a waste of time trying to explain this to these people as they do not even truly understand how barbaric this war is. Their idea of the war is a couple of videos on RUclips. Detached from reality.
@ yea. This is all well and good in your fantasyland, but the war still receives 63% support amongst Ukrainians and zelenskyy still has 69% approval rating amongst Ukrainians. As it stands now, Zelenskyy (should he choose to run again) stands a good chance in upcoming elections assuming he can provide a good plan for reconstruction. However, he’ll likely have very popular figures to run against. He doesn’t want to stop the war because Putin has showed in the past that he uses ceasefires to rearm and fortify his position. Zelenskyy has also showed multiple times that he was willing to negotiate a ceasefire, even floating the idea of temporarily ceding land in the Donbas. Despite finding mass graves of executed Ukrainian civilians in recaptured cities. There are plenty of reasons to not negotiate with Putin. The man is a cold blooded killer trying to rebuild the borders of the USSR and he will come back for the rest if possible. Just watch Russian state media (all ran through Putin) or any of the interviews where he waxes on about the geopolitical power of the USSR to determine Putins intentions.
@@Sacredsnow2 So much support Ukrainians are grabbed off the street and sent to the front line. This war is just getting worse and worse for Ukrainians. When do you think enough is enough? 1 million Ukrainians dead? 5 million? 10? It’s really easy for you to support this war when it doesn’t affect you whatsoever. It isn’t your home being bombed, it isn’t you being grabbed off the street and sent to the front line where you’ll be turned into pink mist by an artillery shell. You’d want to get your ego under control you know nothing selfish simpleton. You have no respect for human life if you continue to support this war.
Lex refuses to call Putin a killer. Or Russia a terrorist state. Another problem is that Lex stresses compromise with Russia over defending democracy from terrorism. He does not see Russia as evil. Or an existential threat. Lex doesn’t see Russia as a barbarian state that wants to destroy the West. He also neglects lessons from WW2, Patton and that defeating Russian fascism remains unfinished. Fridman should interviews Prof. Sergei Zhuk from Ball State University KGB operatives in the west since 1954.
@@stststefan It's not hate, it's the truth. The cold hard truth that seemingly ignorant people would prefer to turn a blind eye to. Bucha massacre, missiles being launched towards schools, hospitals, and playgrounds? Does that not prove Russia is a violent country led by a tyrant? There is no reason to doubt that this is true. It's been documented in various ways through multiple reputable news sources and yet that isn't enough?
"I give the president every single chance to signal willingness to negotiate, knowing that both Trump and Putin will listen to this conversation. I don't think he took it, and instead, he chose to speak very crude words towards Vladimir Putin. This is fully understandable, but not directly productive to negotiation." Lex, I understand and respect your intention to facilitate a lasting peace. However, I don't accept your presumption of the ball being in Zelenskyy's court
@@trevors6379 Amount of victim blaming coming from your comment is strong, Do you really want to pursue peace when your home is getting invaded by known home invader? Let me remind you that over 1000 years of russian (aka moscowite) history Russia has never had good and friendly relations with its neighboring societies. From Finland to Estonia/rest of the Baltics to southeast Europe russia has been antagonistic. We Finnish people have this saying: ”Russian is Russian no matter if you cook it on butter.” This means that regardless of how well you treat Russian he is still Russian.
It's almost like Lex has not seen Putin's demands on this matter. No amount of pretty words, will change what Putin wants. Which is half of Ukraine, and the other half completely de-militarized. (For another future special military operation.) But hey! Hug it out. Maybe that will work!
@@trevors6379 No, there are exactly TWO people deciding the course of this conflict. Putin and Trump. Zelenskyy can only react and make the best of the given situation. The idea that he has agency in this DESPITE BEING LITERALLY INVADED.... is laughable.
What a naive take. You want peace that way won't die in war, yet what will happen to the Ukrainians that will be under Russian control after the war? The ones who will most likely suffer the same fate or worse of those who were butchered in Russian occupied territories. What will you say then once those people are targeted? Will you call for something to be done to guarantee their safety? Or will you no longer care as long as the dying is not on the battlefield?
Ukrainians were under " russian control " since 1991, same as canada is under usa control, guess who got scammed on their investments ( which are about 15 times larger than 10 year support + loans from west) in a smaller state even before crimia
Nothing will happen, moreover Mariupol population mostly return to the city. You need to consume less propaganda, Ukrainians are more safe in Russia now than in Ukraine which close the borders and forcefully mobilising those who had no chance to run for the ambitions of gambling addict comedian who can't accept the loss and continue to sacrifice lives for bullshit "victory plan". He's not even legit president anymore.
@ yo im actually partially from mariupol. basically ukranians who migrate there (mostly young men) get freed from russian army service + get some social programs, for example 5-15k $ to jump start some shitty business in these areas etc etc.
This type of stance seriously makes me question your allegiance as an American. You can’t just sit back and keep repeating peace over and over again if your country is a war for the survival of its people. If the United States is attacked, are you now going to beg for peace on the side of the aggressor? This is traitor talk. Only someone that would sell out their own country would speak like this.
We have proof right wing grifters (Tim Pool & Dave Dubin) used Russian state media money to spread their lies and there are several others that have not been exposed. Not a doubt in my mind that we will see Lex’s name pop up in an investigation post Trump admin
Lex, you try to make this podcast about compassion, conversation, and understanding. Yet, you have zero ability to have compassion for, listen to, or understand Zelensky & Ukraine’s position. Expecting him to say nice things about Putin is the most naive thing I have ever heard. Putin has completely destroyed their way of life.
>claims to have read 10s of books on Russia - Ukraine relations >argues the interview should be in Russian >during wartime Lex, the _only_ charitable interpretation is that you didn't do any research. Kindly, a Ukrainian bot 🙄
Dude just imagine during ww2 when the nazis were bombing england Lex shows up to fight for peace from the US, and suggest a podcast in German with Churchill.
I think it could be helpful to think the way Lex thinks, but there are instances, like Putin sending missiles into Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv, where I think how can anyone give Putin a pass anymore? Lex - Do you remind yourself of these instances?
Dude is gaslighting himself, not maliciously but just proves how naive he is. Lex will look like a foolish child when he releases the Putin interview where he goes on for an hour about his imaginary Empire and how great it used to be. How can he ask Ukraine to talk seriously about peace when they just defending themselves and their Sovereign territory?
Good God. You really need some close friends who aren't in the public eye and into conspiracy. So maybe you'll actually listen the criticism that has been the same for years. I used to defend you like many still do, but the fact you've not learnt anything while saying you're "still learning". This Schick only last so long after you started. You should know better by now but look at Rogan he's become more and more brain rotted. Must be contagious.
So you just want 'peace' for the sake of 'peace' to make you feel good, but not some just peace or some long--lasting peace. Kind of disappointing that you want some appeasement so this conflict never truly ends rather than helping Ukraine further for victory or leverage for a just peace.
Lex I've semi-followed your stuff for a few years now, and took the criticism of the interview with a pinch of salt ("Lex is a Russian Shill" etc). This video has crystallised my feelings on this: I don't believe you are a Russian Spy, or a Russian Shill etc. What I do believe is that you are listening to the wrong people, and your view on the war in Ukraine is subjectively wrong. Your expectations of Zelensky show a huge naivety and lack of empathy. I think you hoped this interview would be a momentous point in history that people could point to in the "start of peace talks" so that you could have a badge for your lapel, and you are angry that Zelensky did not see it as such. Instead, he used it for the platform that it really is: a podcast, with a podcast host. Not a platform for international peace talks or world relations. Reflect on this and reflect on the people you surround yourself with. But most importantly: take the (clearly needed) hit to your ego, accept the criticism and hold your hands up to say you were wrong. And please reflect on your feelings on the war in Ukraine. You are currently on the wrong side of history.
What a cheap thing it is to accuse every one of being a bot. My ancestors fled Ukraine in the 1910s because Russians were coming to kill them. Millions of Ukrainians were killed. If they were able to fight then, they could have prevented millions of civilian deaths, stopped 100 years of tyranny and been a flourishing first world nation today. The idea that we should pursue peace and that it's a matter of 'seeing Putins view too' is utterly ridiculous in the context of a tyrant who wants as much power and control as possible. Now brave Ukrainian fighters battle against evil on the world's front lines - to build a better world.
They die in vane. A peace deal will be made, territories will be lost, but Zelensky will live in his castle in Europe and have a great life after all this.
You are inventing some kind of parallel history. There was no Ukraine in 1910. And what in 1910 eh? WWI not yet started, Russia was typical western monarchy.
@@northernerfromfaraway You guys aren't going to see it coming when Ukraine retakes the Donbas because Russia stopped being able to pay their soldiers.
@ Where the Fk do you get this disinformation?) Ukranian TV? You will never retake anything. You are not capable even with the hole worlds support, you are a bunch of loozers.
Deeply unprofessional behaviour. He was generous to give you so much time to explain everything (you are trying to criticize him) at length, and yet you took nothing from it and continues with this childish and naive attitude that at this point reeks of narcissism if not worse. Putin is trying to murder this man (and his family) and is (with his country) invading his land and committing atrocities and for some reason you feel like he has to be nice with him? Either insanity or something worse is at display here. Very disappointed in you.
What are you on about? Do you think Churchill ought to have been nice when he talked about Hitler instead of doing/saying what he did? Zelensky is our Churchill and Putin is our Stalin/Hitler - you must understand this.
Churchill sacrificed Britain for his ego--Aristocratic war monger…Britain controlled more of the globe than any nation in 1933, the US and UsSr were the next largest controllers of the globe…Germany didn’t even have a Navy, The German leader was a Germanic soldier from the streets that saw the rapid degeneracy of his people and nation….He had the will and guts to say enough was enough….Zelensky hopped in bed with the western war mongers and got smacked down….He’s on Russias border dancing with people that have pushed Russia from the table and have willingly allowed the destruction of the West by way of treachery and degeneracy and war….Zelensky deserves no sympathy….
Lex is so butthurt that Zelenskyy rejected his brilliant and deeply thought out "But have you tried peace?" plan. This whole "I'm not stupid" and "I know how to diplomacy better than you, but you don't listen" rebuttal is peak kindergarten.
Swarms of fake accounts? I am a citizen of Poland. I assure you that Polish, Swedish, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian people know what Russia is. You gave the impression of someone who had lack of knowledge on the subject to say the least. Cut the bullshit? Mr Fridman if you get a chance to interview Vladimir Putin please bring up the following names: - Anna Politkovskaya - Natalia Estemirova - Paul Klebnikov - Stanislav Markelov
Should Hitler and Churchill have been treated equally in 1942? Would it have been better to make a peace deal with the Axis powers than to defeat them?
we could say that about many countries: Afghanistan invaded by SSSR and USA, Vietnam, Iraq, Cuba, Georgia, Ukraine, Sudan, Egypt,.............. nobody care about peace when interest and money is in question
Have you noticed Britain and Germany and the low countries today? The US?? Of course Britain should have let the Germans try to roll Communism from Europe??? They should have helped their brothers in that struggle, instead they declared war and then blamed German y for invading France and Britain…😮Churchill was a horrible leader, bounced from his position after the war
This appears to be a spectacularly distorted reading of the situation on so many levels. I truly believe that Lex may have the best of intentions. However, perhaps he could revert to studying this situation and begin from the absolute fundamentals of it. Be cautious, detailed and balanced. take careful note of Putin's words, his statements and perhaps most importantly, his actions. There are many aspects to this situation which must be understood, but fundamentally it is ones actions that define reality, therefore certain elements must be understood and accept. For example, who exactly instigate the war. Who exactly instructed their military forces to use lethal power and illegally invade another sovereign, and by this point, democratic nation. Who broke their commitment to the Budapest Memorandum. Who has in doing so tragically sent hundreds of thousands of their countrymen to their early graves. Who was the leader that instructed their military to rain terror upon often entirely defenceless innocent citizens killing and maiming thousands. Who is documented to of personally orchestrated the illegal mass forced deportation of innocent children, resulting in this same person being wanted by the ICC. Who is the leader of a country recently found by UN committee to have engaged in systemic tortured, rape and killing of Ukrainian prisoners of war and private citizens. Who has tanked their nations economy and limited their people futures. Who has created an almost vassal state of a once great and promising nation, and simultaneously made their nation dependent upon China, North Korea and Iran. You speak of the importance and gavity of words, the name calling, cude language and the general behaviour ill befitting of a national leader. And yet, it's Putin who consistently, and from the outside of the invasion, accused the Ukrainian leadership of being unworthy drug addicted nazi fascists, and worse. The same man who started the war yet refuses to alow his own people to refferrer to it as such. Who oppresses any and all opposition to his ambitions. Who regularly speaks of the use of nuclear weapons against others. Reverting to first principles, who has been the aggressor, and who has acted only in defence. Finally we should consider Mr Putin's attempts at reading history, and his interpretation of it being used to rationalise his illegal actions. He speaks of Nato being a threat yet it's purpose is fundamentally defensive. The only reason for its recent expansion is entirely as a direct rusult of Putin's stated ambitions and the recent actions of his forces invading the sovereign nation of Ukraine. Ultimately, history will gain a perspective upon this entire episode and I would suggest that Putin, will likely be found to be on the wrong side of history. A failed aggressor and a figure of national shame. In the context of this, I question Lex for repeatedly asking someone to just accept and forgive Putin's actions, it is not a subtle nudge or simple innocent child like suggestion. We all must all act upon what we consider to be correct, however, under these circumstances the weight of evidence casts a dark shadow over certain individuals history, forgiveness and understanding maybe available to some, but I would suggest not all. Ultimately this is a truly tragic situation which will produce nothing more than loss, wasted and damaged lives, hatred, and deep shame. Whilst all should support an end to this situation from a human perspective, the terms of how this ends are important globally to avoid potential repeated cycles of violence hatred and loss. Aggressors need to be acknowledged and their misguided ambitions permanently and entirely curtailed. Whilst words are important, it's actions that define reality.
He’s saying whatever his russian handlers want him to say. His whole shtick is trying to convince people who are unsure or uninformed about the conflict to unwittingly root for russian interests and blame Ukraine for russia’s actions. Putin can make peace whenever he wants. Everybody would like him to, but he won’t, so they use people like Lex to convince westerners that it’s Zelensky’s fault.
Lex I hope you read this. Try not to listen to the yes men in your corner and take the valid criticisms in stride. You were unprepared. Next time, be prepared and humble enough to understand when you are out of your depth
Lex, I once wanted to believe you were a good person who truly believed empathy was the path toward peace... but this interview showed me that your detractors were at least mostly right about you. It's not just that you're naive, but that you're naive while propping up the worst con-artists and fascists. You pal around with people who spread Putin's disinformation as if it is a fact. And then you pass it off yourself because you're so embedded with the worst people that you've started to think the worst ideas are the best ideas.
The good thing about your interview was that Zelensky got the chance to push back on each and any piece of Russian narrative. Literally every question lead to that. Luckily Zelensky is smart guy. He came out very good and strong.
Lex, while I respect the effort you put into this interview, the response feels like it dodges some of the valid criticisms raised. Claiming 'online attacks' and 'suspicious origins' undermines genuine feedback from people who wanted deeper questions or more balance in the conversation. It’s great that you prioritize preparation, but the lack of critical follow-up on key topics, like peace negotiations or Zelenskyy’s stance on potential compromises, left some viewers feeling the discussion was too one-sided. You have a unique platform-please consider engaging with these critiques constructively in future interviews.
Two questions, Lex, which I am sure you will never see, or have time to answer (I understand) 1. It is my impression that most of the world's leading experts strongly disagree with you about the chance for lasting peace with Vladimir Putn's Russia. The prevailing opinion I absorb is that Russia might take a ceasefire opportunity to rebuild strength and then attack again in a few years, at best. It does seem like this is the underlying pattern and strategy for Russia re: Georgia, Ukraine, and other invasions. What makes you think differently? 2. Do you honestly believe Putin wants peace with Ukraine? I think he is on record as saying that Ukraine is a fake nation, Putin's actions are consistent with a desire to rebuild the Soviet Union as closely as he can, and he seems extremely out of touch with reality. History would seem to indicate the only chance for peace with brutal dictators of Putin's ilk is to force them to submit with war.
You are wrong at treating Putin as a leader who loves his country. Putin loves his inner circle, and he loves the vision of Great Russia. But simply does not care about his people dying. Putin is also not reasonable. Any compromises are seen by Putin as means to a goal. His goal is not peace, but subjugation of neighbouring nations.
*Yazidi girl gets released from a year of rape and torture from ISIS* Lex asks her father: "can you say one nice thing about ISIS?" I though Lex had empathy??
Critics of Lex Fridman are right to call out his naivety and lack of preparation for this interview. While I appreciated the podcast and Zelensky’s meaningful words, it fell short of the mature, complex dialogue people expected. Instead of exploring the deeper geopolitical and humanitarian issues, it stayed at a surface level, missing opportunities to delve further. This highlights the need for platforms like Lex’s to step up when addressing globally significant topics.
As a Russian, I don't know if he is corrupt or an idiot. The Jew Zelensky is more Russian than the Jew Friedman because every Soviet person knows the phrase from World War II, "Russians don't surrender." Even knowing that he could be killed, Zelensky will not lick Putin's boots for the sake of peace. We in Eastern Europe have our own atmosphere; we can live under totalitarian rule but not respect it, maintaining inner freedom and self-respect, and we will never surrender to the enemy. Zelensky built his career mocking the authorities; he has never respected power and position, which is in the blood of many free thinkers. Friedman, Tucker, and others are just making careers by interviewing "great leaders." The West is rotten; real people are here, like Zelensky and Navalny, who are ready to defend their truth to the end. People in the USA will either cleanse the country of this crap that is currently in power and controls the media, or it will end up like Russia.
you come off even worse here somehow. 10:30 "I gave him every opportunity possible for him to signal he is ready to make peace" what world are you living in. you sure are good at repeating a word you have little understanding of
"I'm not naive." Yes, you are Lex. With all due respect. Don't you think that's for your audience to decide, not you? Do you think Putin believes you are not naive?
Thank you for letting Zelensky speak on your platform. I think peace is a wonderful thing everyone wants. But you have to let the Ukrainian people decide for themselves, not force a peace onto them. It is they who's lives are most affected by it. If the peace is injustice, this will have grave consequences in the future for further justified military conflicts. It is up to Russia to own up to it's wrongdoing, if there is to be an actual talk of peace. Otherwise it is just punishing Ukraine for not wanting to be under Russia's sphere of influence
I used to admire u for your questions and your analysis, but about the war I’m very disappointed. If I understand your point of view for peace I weaker country has to give up on it’s freedom, and sovereignty cause a stronger one has do right to take over another one, in the name of your peace. I didn’t see u criticizing Putin for what he has done. A dictator, that kills the oppositions, makes his people miserable in poverty when the oligarchs enjoy the richest live around the world on their yachts and normal Russians on misery, how can u say Putin loves his people? Putin loves himself as all dictators and his madness. What surprises me is see so many smart people be so naive about dictators, and u are not the only one, but I really don’t get the point of these people. If someone stronger than u comes and takes part of your house, u will fight until the end to take it back, why Ucrania should give up its land in name of peace? I really don’t understand why u criticize Zelenskyy and no negative word against Putin. In really struggle to understand that.
You can't even write Ukraine properly and you think that your analysis of the situation is valid - ask yourself how did you form opinion about the matter and you will see that it was handed to you by the media and now you're under impression that you formed that opinion yourself. Dig deeper and don't think that you're the good guy by default. Maybe you're the bad guy and the shadow that you're attributing to the other side.
He has criticized, putin. And zelenskyy is more of a dictator than putin. Russia still has elections and putin won reelection overwhelmingly last year. Putin has not banned religions, canceled elections and canceled free speech like zelenskyy has. Putin has not used conscription to fill Russia's need for soldiers like zelenskyy has for Ukraine.
Please be patient. Lex is making his arrangement to interview Putin, and when he does, he will think critically about Putin's madness. Lex's comments in this video are only intended to be about the conversation he has already had, and you see how he is able to critically disect it. Lex reveals to us how awful it is when one cannot get their mind around another's point of view in conflict. Let the other conversation come out, please.
Yeah Lex, but only one side is doing the invading, and the atrocities, the war crimes. There is just one villain in this conflict; and to suggest their should be concessions from the victim to the perpetrator is quite frankly insulting. Then there is your “can I speak Russian because I was born in Russia” thing… jeez!! Are you for real!? Like… really? So unnecessary!
What is Lex talking about? If he is talking about pro-Ukrainian bot farms in Ukraine I wish someone could provide a reputable reference to this. I had a quick search on Google etc and from what I could tell there isn't a single article out there about this.
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Used to watch your videos for hours, now I can't make 2 minutes. Disgraced.
We also don't care if you look at the comments Lex, not anymore, its evident your mind was made up anyways, your damage is done.
I can only hope for your dignity that one day you turn around and realize your mistake.
Hey lex how'd that interview with Putin go? I bet you've solved all the problems now
you going to bring out the humanity in Putler too? unreal
My friend, you do not walk alone👊
Lex your attempts at finding a middle ground and achieving peace has seriously pissed off some higher ups - look at all the bots trying to break you down 😂
This just shows you're on the right path.
Your echo chamber of friends has become so small you unironically see nothing wrong on your end from the conversation.
Now all criticism of you are "lies" and "attacks".
And thinks name dropping Joe Rogan will help..LOLOL HAHA
@@mikefisher5005 It's just bizarre that he brings up his name any chance he gets. Joe Rogan is barely any more respectable than Alex Jones yet this supposed intellectual and philosopher can't get enough of him.
It's not that bizarre though, it's how Fridman uses name dropping. In the middle of Zelenskyi interview he mentions Donald Trump as someone who cares about corruption and then adds Elon Musk in the same sentence, even though the context is about government related corruption and Elon Musk is basically an oligark.@@michaelsteffensen6844
Perhaps less Elon and Rogan and more balanced people - he clearly has become infatuated and jumped the shark here.
@@limone8253 Hi, Vladimir, why are you using fake account to write comments?
Hey Lex, longtime fan and not a Ukrainian bot, beep boop. Brother, please stop this. This is a bad take and it was a bad interview. You made demands of a world leader to say nice things about a man who is actively murdering his people and are now blaming him for that. That is naivety and I know you hate hearing that, but it's true. If you see this comment, take a minute to think, maybe those personal friends whom you talked to are an echo chamber that you use to conceal your ego. You are being extremely disrespectful to a world leader who has fought tooth and nail for his country. You are in the wrong on this one. I hope you can see that.
And he was disrespectful when he mocked president Zelenskyy's English skills to his face. Very inappropriate.
Same here. I’m definitely not a bot and I’m also a longtime fan.
True.
This is not some hypothetical debate between reps & dems.
This is about an ongoing war where families have been destroyed. All triggered by an aggressor.
Very disrespectful & disappointing.
But hey, eco chamber will make him think we're all bots instead of him getting rid of it & the ego.
@@mishynaofficial His english is better than many who grew up in the USA
Zelenskyy are jewish, and "Ukrainian" nation doesn't exist also, they are just Russians in denial. Deal with reality.
You claim to have read countless books on the history of Russia and Ukraine. Perhaps you let audiobooks play in the background, because it did not come across at all in your 3 hours with Zelensky.
yes, since Zelensky is definitely the last person to have a historic underline with. its literally a showman/comedian whos at war with the country that he performed and gained popularity in.
@@wonqa typical whataboutism. He didn't say a word about Zelensky's history understanding
He probably only read books published in russia by russian scholars. In those books russians and Ukrainians are brotherly nations, and russians never did anything wrong.
@@wonqa Lamo he at least isn't mass murderer like Putin who started invasion and genocide, also wars prior to that like Chechnya, Georgia you troll.
100% agree. During the entire interview Lex felt incredible underinformed. If there was any prep done, none of it was used during the interview.
Lex, just because you say you’re not naive does not make it so. You still haven’t understood that many, many attempts at peace were made and yet Putin never negotiated in good faith. Did you not follow up and read about the examples Zelenskyy cited in the interview? This was your second chance to prepare and you blew it again. Pathetic, just pathetic.
He did come prepared and that’s this attempt to cover his ass in this video. Lex’s purpose is to make money and platform far right ideas. That’s why he’s on his fascist world tour right now
He's not naive. He's merely a tech oligarchy propagandist.
Exactly. Did he not listen to what Zelensky told him? It's like he doesn't believe that Kyiv wants peace.
@@rangelvictor5759 Kyiv does what it's told, and those telling it what to do don't want peace, they want a proxy war
This feels like the SelfID mindset that the progressives use in the gender culture war. If Putin says he loves Russia then it is so. What should we call this? The woke center?
Dude why are you talking about asking the person being attacked if they are ready to make peace? Very odd phrasing that you used repeatedly, at minimum.
Because he's a shill for Russia. I thought that was rather clear by now.
He has no empathy for victims. Sad to see
Why are you even asking him, he said in the video he doesn't read comments lol
Lets see if he asks putin in the same way, I have a feeling he won't
@@drdave3969i feel the same way
Ask putin for peace, not Zelensky. putin started this war, putin has to end it - simple. Your podcast with Zelensky pissed me off, because you talked to him as if he started all this mess!
You need to look at a map pal 😂
Didn't Putin just ask for no NATO on his borders and they declined?
What do you think would happen if the Chinese started building bases in Mexico, Canada and Cuba stocked with fast movers pointing to Washington?
Do we have a brain to process this hypothetical? 😂
@@scroopynooperz9051lol, what? So why ruzzians don’t invade Finland? They are completely fine Finland to join nato. Putin himself said he is okay with it. This war never was because of nato.
@@scroopynooperz9051"if all my neighbours democratically elected govts decided to join a defence pact to protect from invasion then im going to invade the only neighbour who hasnt joined "
@@scroopynooperz9051 "What do you think would happen if the Chinese started building bases in Mexico, Canada and Cuba" So are you arguing that the U.S. has the right to invade Cuba right now since China currently has a base there?
@@scroopynooperz9051 "Didn't Putin just ask for no NATO on his borders and they declined?" NATO hadn't invited Ukraine to join.
Lex I am not a bot, and that was one of the worst interviews by the person interviewing I have ever seen, while the person being interviewed (Zelenskyy) did a fantastic job explaining himself and reasoning to you. You just wouldn’t listen you already had made your mind up in some delusional reality rather than listening to the facts.
Can't say any better!
That's incredible that Zelensky was extremely streetwise and strong during the interviewing. That is what actually required to be the head of a country where war is happening.
If anything his interview is going to be a prime teaching material for journalism studies.
Lex, Zelensky told you at length about his efforts to establish a peace deal, ceasefires, and secure alliances with the west.
Did you even listen to your own conversation?
He did not listen. "But muh Peace?! Make peace with my fuhrer Putin now!!!"
No, he didn't listen. He is too busy rehearsing his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech he believes he will get because he will make Zelensky and Putin hug each other soon.... What a narcissist idiot!
What efforts did Zelenskiy make?)))) LMAO
@@northernerfromfaraway You mean, why didn't he just hand his country over to Putin? LMAO
"Zelensky told you at length about his efforts to establish a peace deal, ceasefires, and secure alliances with the west."
Zelensky campaigned on a platform of immediate peace with Russia in 2019. However, he admitted to not fully implementing the Minsk II agreement, using it primarily for prisoner exchanges in his own benefit.
He ACKNOWLEDGED refusing to implement the 2015 Minsk_*TWO* deal, describing it as a path "toward the abyss".
While proposing his own peace plans, such as the "victory plan" in October 2024, these have been coupled with increased pursuit of Western military support and NATO membership.
When there's a clear aggressor and a defender, asking the defending side for peace is poor behavior.
He says all this stuff and turns around and softballs all the bad guys then asks Zelensky to go hug it out with Putin. I cant listen to this crap seriously.
He’s honestly a loser
Your ego is too big for you to meaningfully analyze criticism of your interview. You disrespected President Zelensky by pushing for the conversation to be in Russian during wartime while Ukraine is defending its sovereignty. Secondly, the gall to think you will achieve peace when negotiations between the two countries, with other high level officials within and outside being involved, is truly remarkable.
Here is an example of me acknowledging my bias. I am a viewer and fan of Destiny. I engage with the DGG online community frequently. This affects my perception of you. However, it is through your poor understanding and conduct in this video that enable me to form an opinion outside of external influences that validate my perception of you as an individual.
With love, do better.
Jesus christ, this is truly embarrassing, Lex.
I died of cringe.
It seems unfair to expect the Ukranian president to say things he believes untrue. If Zelenskyy believes Putin is so self-absorbed that Putin doesn't even really love his country, then I guess Zelenskyy should be honest in saying it. Putin may, in fact, love his power over his country far more than he loves his country. Zelenskyy may be correct.
Putin loves ruling russia. Hes the richest man in the world. He owns everything in russia. Its his playground. Of course he loves it. He doesnt love the people. Millions left and almost a million died in his invasion. Its sickening.
why do you think like this? have you been in russia?
I don't know Zelenskyy was licking Trump's ball pretty clean on that talk, mate. But one can't see that if they are regarded.
For Russia to not being overwhelmed in the next decades by NATO, woudn't you think that the invasion benefits russians? If so, Putin would be right and loves his country, why do people focus on the "power" only? What about Russian interests? Every country has them
He literally says he doesnt' think putin loves his country all the fucking time because he's sent 700k of them to their demise over a pointless fucking war.
Lex just because you want Putin to be a serious person who loves his people doesn’t make it true
Doesn't make it untrue either.
@@Al1987ac No. But putin's acts and speeches make it true.
Yeah it’s just the unprecedented corruption, abysmal human rights record, lack of any infrastructure outside of Moscow and St Pete, sending hundreds of thousands of russians to their death for an imperialistic war of aggression that makes it true.
@@Potato-dx5mc I think the point is: if you know for sure you'll be forced to sit at the table with that person, you better take him seriously.
@@Potato-dx5mcyou need to look at a map pal.
Didn't Putin just ask for no NATO on his borders and they couldn't comply? Or they got to an agreement and then they flew the Brit Orangutan in to convince them they could win the war as they would get help?
😂
How is this all on Vlad? Are these all Ukr bots?
You hold yourself as this moral warrior on a mission for peace, and don’t even have the slightest idea of how to conduct yourself or receive any criticism, merely dismissing it as a “bot.”
- Ukrainian Bot
while ironocally Russia is the biggest botfarm regarding the war....
This is the first time I even heard the phrase "Ukrainian bot". It really shows where Lex gets his information.
"Why wont Zelensky say anything positive about the person bombing his country?! He's such an egomaniac!"
To quote the late and great Winston Churchill when proposed with the option to negotiate peace with Adolf Hitler: "You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth"
I believe that today Vladimir Putin is that tiger, and his mouth is desperately trying to bite off Ukraine's head.
I think there are two strains of thought in his head. Clearly he thinks of Ukraine as needing to belong to the Russian Federation, and he wants it. But the US is also the tiger with Putin's head in our (I'm American) mouth. The historic purpose of NATO was to defend the West against the threat of the Soviet Union. But since the fall of the Soviet Union, which initially led to friendship and cooperation between the US and Russia, NATO has expanded ever closer to Russia's border. From Putin's perspective, what "NATO" means is places where the US can put nuclear weapon launchers that can hit him faster than he can hit the US back. In 2014, Putin saw Ukraine's pro-Russian leader thrown out in a US-supported coup that replaced him with a pro-US ruler. Imagine if China had butted in on Jan 6, 2020 to support the pro-Trump rioters who wanted to put Trump in office instead of Biden: that's what the US did to the Ukraine in 2014. Putin is worried that the US will bring Ukraine so completely under their orbit, they can install permanent military bases and weapon launchers there.
I'm not saying Putin's not an authoritarian with visions of empire. But so are we. And Putin's moves can be explained logically as strategically correct responses to our moves. He's been seizing Ukraine piece by piece since 2014, when he annexed the Crimean peninsula, but those pieces he's taking are literally buffer zones between Russia and Ukranian forces who are now literally firing US-supplied weapons into Russia. And if you think it's a bad idea to negotiate with Russia because she's a tiger with Ukraine's head in her mouth, that has to be counterbalanced against the reality that this Russia/Ukraine war has killed hundreds of thousands of people on both sides while accomplishing nothing for nobody except the shareholders in US and Russian weapons manufacturing companies. There are ways America can be a force towards creating peace in the region, but what you're advocating is the opposite.
You framed the push for peace as if everyone is willing except Zelensky, including Putin, damned be what that peace looks like.
Thats what's people have an issue with. Now you're brushing it off as bots. I couldn't imagine how frustrated Zelensky was as you said that over and over. Just completely ridiculous.
@@johnclevenger1475Well said, but post it as a reply to the video, not to this guy's comment.
You believe wrong
@@johnclevenger1475 That's correct though, everyone is willing except Zelenskyy
Lex if someone breaks into your house and threatens you, I guess instead of defending yourself you just have to make peace with them
Lex. "I have more jewelry and money you can take. And here are my car keys."
Lex: What? Call the cops? No, I just want peace, not justice.
I guess Lex would just give away half of his house to the person that broke in his home for peace
@@mikefisher5005 "here's my two virgin daughters, I don't need them anymore, let's be friends"
@@CountDankula0 Shouldn't he? The other outcome is losing the other half and the lives of his beloved ones.
That's was hard to watch... why don't you ask Putin for peace? To ask Ukrainians for peace is just a sign of deep pro-russian views - there is no excuse for this.
You can read a lot... but if you are biased, this does not make your views right.
Correct. He needs to have a debate with someone like Dylan Burns who can educate him about the war.
You need to ask for peace on both side
Peace can't come only from one side
@@awake9749 when has he asked any Russian politician?
Thank you. Reading your comment restored my faith in humanity. A bit at least.
He just lied that he read. All of the questions he asked in the interview a 12 yo can just do. "Can we all get a long? How about bbq and have fun UWU?"
"I have a ukranian friend who thinks it's Ukrainian bot farms" jesus christ dude stop being such a coward. YOU think its ukranian bot farms.
"Not not me who believes this, it's him. I'm merely telling you what my friend thinks"
Straight out of trumps playbook 😑
"One of my friends from Ukraine thinks everyone who hates me is a Ukranian bot. He's basically Ukrainian Joe Rogan. He goes to another school."
Lex had an extremely poor showing in that interview. The small talk about the language differences and the vapid questions were horrible. At least it gave Zelensky some time to address the Rogansphere.
The Rogansphere is such a dumpster fire these days I get more enjoyment from watching Podcast Cringe dunk on them than I do actually watching the Rogansphere.
nothing burger argument
@ My Ukrainian friend who is just like Joe Rogan said you no u
Wow, still blaming the victim instead of the agressor. Amazing.
So your solution is sit on the sidelines and cheer on as the victim continues to get its face pummelled by said bully? The fact of the matter is Ukraine is simply not able to defeat Russia. You’re supporting senseless death for a pipe dream. And why wouldn’t you, you’re sat at home nice and comfortable as you virtue signal on the internet to feel good about yourself. You sicken me.
What is actually wrong with you? Blink twice if they have your family.
lolololol!!!!!
@@truthseekerodinson5094 of course I assume they do. If they don’t, he’s the worst type of quisling volunteer.
That interview was juvenile. You aren't helpful just another ego in the room.
The side being invaded unjustly has all the responsibility? What about the invaders?
Vranyo
im actually interested where tf "unjust invasion" agenda came from, there were 8 years of prolonged diplomatic bargaining, a breakage of MULTIPLE agreements
@@wonqa Ukraine lies lies lies this whole time
@@wonqa I'd guess from observations of what Russia is doing. Nothing could justify the shit they've done. And what did they even try to justify it with? Putin spewing blood and soil garbage?
If that sounds justified to you, then that only makes you look awful
@@trevors6379 Ukraine lies about Russia killing Ukraine citizens you troll?
Drop the fake humility act, will you?
It's part of his schtick. What an insincere tool this guy is ...
Nauseating, isn't it? He uses it as a cloak to indulge in apologetics for evil.
Lex' self-righteous tone and 'I am not important' lines churn my stomach.
From the outside in, I would say Zelenaky is right about Putin. He does seem to love power and glory far more than he loves Russia or the Russian people.
And zelensky doesnt love his own people, and only do whateve usa tell him to do
you have absolutely no idea about Russia and Russian people and as Russian i would say you GTFO and don't put your long noses into our deals, right? No one ask you to do so. You, westerners, started most bloody conflicts in the recent 200 years, and playing huge role in the current one, shut up finally.
I don't really dislike you Lex, but I fear you are neither intelligent enough, insightful enough, humble enough, confident enough, far sighted enough, deep enough, authentic enough or possess enough self-insight into your own egos machinations to really make so much as a dent in this matter. The arrogance, for example, of thinking that your idea of peace now is the right long-term solution that the geopolitical powers should somehow take into account is not only interesting but telling.
Also, if you're dealing with a psychopath which is not a rare phenomenon in the unman species (it's about 1/25), the most intelligent strategy is probably to approach him or her as someone who is dead inside for obvious reasons.
Lordy, if you don't thing Lex is intelligent enough for the work he's doing you'd better find another species 'cause he's drop dead brilliant - as well as caring.
if you believe that if Putin and his associates leave, that Russia would change you are insane, democratic Russia would be far more dangerous then Russia under dictatorship, more dangerous for the western countries especially USA
@@SandraSteubing nothing says brilliant like asking the country being invaded to forgive daddy putin. he is bright in math he shouldve stayed there
@@SandraSteubing Comments like yours are why he has such a big head and likely why he will never see his own full potential.
Are you part of his PR team or something? Have you seen the interview? He’s a joke
You may have read a lot and feel you prepared yourself well. Like a kid who studied hard for a test but still failed, most people are telling you, your views are naive and infantile, and most importantly uninteresting. I certainly couldn't care less what you think leaders should do from your infantile point of view. I appreciate you giving leaders a platform to explain to you why your views are naive and stupid.
he was probably so nervous about the amount of money and fame this interview will bring him, so that the forgot anything he ever learned.
Lex...You confirmed the critics of you were correct.
You refuse to criticise Putin because you're dead set on interviewing him.
This fascination of yours with interviewing him is the most naive thing. You think he is going to to give you more than he gave Carlson? You think he is a complex person with complex reasoning, but all he consistently proves is that he is the same as all dictators, fueled by greed and a huge ego.There's nothing deep about Putin and there's nothing you can say to change that.
Also, just because your friends who btw seem to be pretty much in the same buble, tell you youre doing a good job doesn't mean you can discredit the opinion of the masses, and no theyre not all bots, even Kasparov has publicly criticised you.
If you interview putin, there will be nothing of value there and all you will have achieved will be having most of your fans turned against you.
Putin will lie thru his teeth, and Lex will eat up up every word of it. He is beyond naive.
I’ve never had outright contempt for you before lex but condemning Zelenskyy for having harsh words against the man committing a genocide against his people is beyond laughable.
It's easy to laugh when you're not a Ukranian.
Zelensky doesn't want the war to end, although it was the first clause in his election program. He doesn't want it simply because he will lose the power if it ends.
And Lex is correctly pointing out that it's time to buy a suit already and be a leader, who wants good for his people. And Zelensky is simply not a such leader.
@@polishukdenisIt is a waste of time trying to explain this to these people as they do not even truly understand how barbaric this war is. Their idea of the war is a couple of videos on RUclips. Detached from reality.
@ yea. This is all well and good in your fantasyland, but the war still receives 63% support amongst Ukrainians and zelenskyy still has 69% approval rating amongst Ukrainians. As it stands now, Zelenskyy (should he choose to run again) stands a good chance in upcoming elections assuming he can provide a good plan for reconstruction. However, he’ll likely have very popular figures to run against.
He doesn’t want to stop the war because Putin has showed in the past that he uses ceasefires to rearm and fortify his position.
Zelenskyy has also showed multiple times that he was willing to negotiate a ceasefire, even floating the idea of temporarily ceding land in the Donbas. Despite finding mass graves of executed Ukrainian civilians in recaptured cities.
There are plenty of reasons to not negotiate with Putin. The man is a cold blooded killer trying to rebuild the borders of the USSR and he will come back for the rest if possible. Just watch Russian state media (all ran through Putin) or any of the interviews where he waxes on about the geopolitical power of the USSR to determine Putins intentions.
@@Sacredsnow2 So much support Ukrainians are grabbed off the street and sent to the front line. This war is just getting worse and worse for Ukrainians. When do you think enough is enough? 1 million Ukrainians dead? 5 million? 10? It’s really easy for you to support this war when it doesn’t affect you whatsoever. It isn’t your home being bombed, it isn’t you being grabbed off the street and sent to the front line where you’ll be turned into pink mist by an artillery shell. You’d want to get your ego under control you know nothing selfish simpleton. You have no respect for human life if you continue to support this war.
@@polishukdenis omfg, just shut up, this is a joke
Lex refuses to call Putin a killer. Or Russia a terrorist state. Another problem is that Lex stresses compromise with Russia over defending democracy from terrorism. He does not see Russia as evil. Or an existential threat. Lex doesn’t see Russia as a barbarian state that wants to destroy the West. He also neglects lessons from WW2, Patton and that defeating Russian fascism remains unfinished.
Fridman should interviews Prof. Sergei Zhuk from Ball State University KGB operatives in the west since 1954.
Do you call USA terrorist state for invading Iraq or Afghanistan ? OR israel for killing over 40thousand people in Gaza ?
The fact that this piece of hate is upvoted makes me believe in U-bots point.
@@stststefan It's not hate, it's the truth. The cold hard truth that seemingly ignorant people would prefer to turn a blind eye to. Bucha massacre, missiles being launched towards schools, hospitals, and playgrounds? Does that not prove Russia is a violent country led by a tyrant? There is no reason to doubt that this is true. It's been documented in various ways through multiple reputable news sources and yet that isn't enough?
Do you acknowledge Ukraine as a terrorist state? 🤔
@@stststefanwhy? Do real people not have these 👍👎 buttons?
Narcissism is a hell of a drug
"I give the president every single chance to signal willingness to negotiate, knowing that both Trump and Putin will listen to this conversation. I don't think he took it, and instead, he chose to speak very crude words towards Vladimir Putin. This is fully understandable, but not directly productive to negotiation."
Lex, I understand and respect your intention to facilitate a lasting peace. However, I don't accept your presumption of the ball being in Zelenskyy's court
You're wrong though, that's exactly where the ball is
@@trevors6379 How is the ball in the court of the guy BEING invaded? What a complete and utter blindly pro-Russian comment.
@@trevors6379 Amount of victim blaming coming from your comment is strong, Do you really want to pursue peace when your home is getting invaded by known home invader? Let me remind you that over 1000 years of russian (aka moscowite) history Russia has never had good and friendly relations with its neighboring societies. From Finland to Estonia/rest of the Baltics to southeast Europe russia has been antagonistic.
We Finnish people have this saying: ”Russian is Russian no matter if you cook it on butter.” This means that regardless of how well you treat Russian he is still Russian.
It's almost like Lex has not seen Putin's demands on this matter. No amount of pretty words, will change what Putin wants. Which is half of Ukraine, and the other half completely de-militarized. (For another future special military operation.) But hey! Hug it out. Maybe that will work!
@@trevors6379 No, there are exactly TWO people deciding the course of this conflict. Putin and Trump. Zelenskyy can only react and make the best of the given situation. The idea that he has agency in this DESPITE BEING LITERALLY INVADED.... is laughable.
Lex thinks everyone who disagrees with him is a Ukranian bot LOL
Good summary.
Of course not everyone, but you underestimate Ukrainian bot farms
@@rocx_tour_once_saidyou underestimate the russian army of bots
@@rocx_tour_once_said you're literally the Russian troll 😂
What a naive take. You want peace that way won't die in war, yet what will happen to the Ukrainians that will be under Russian control after the war? The ones who will most likely suffer the same fate or worse of those who were butchered in Russian occupied territories. What will you say then once those people are targeted? Will you call for something to be done to guarantee their safety? Or will you no longer care as long as the dying is not on the battlefield?
Do the Crimean citizens of Russia suffer? Ask them maybe?
Ukrainians were under " russian control " since 1991, same as canada is under usa control, guess who got scammed on their investments ( which are about 15 times larger than 10 year support + loans from west) in a smaller state even before crimia
Nothing will happen, moreover Mariupol population mostly return to the city. You need to consume less propaganda, Ukrainians are more safe in Russia now than in Ukraine which close the borders and forcefully mobilising those who had no chance to run for the ambitions of gambling addict comedian who can't accept the loss and continue to sacrifice lives for bullshit "victory plan". He's not even legit president anymore.
@ yo im actually partially from mariupol. basically ukranians who migrate there (mostly young men) get freed from russian army service + get some social programs, for example 5-15k $ to jump start some shitty business in these areas etc etc.
@@northernerfromfaraway No one asks that question, that might make the Ukrainian war seem kind of unnecessary, huh?
You are clearly lacked deep understanding on the conflict, Russia’s history, and the current geopolitical theater in your interview.
This type of stance seriously makes me question your allegiance as an American. You can’t just sit back and keep repeating peace over and over again if your country is a war for the survival of its people. If the United States is attacked, are you now going to beg for peace on the side of the aggressor? This is traitor talk. Only someone that would sell out their own country would speak like this.
@@loganpro101 agreed, glad that this is obvious to other people as well.
We have proof right wing grifters (Tim Pool & Dave Dubin) used Russian state media money to spread their lies and there are several others that have not been exposed. Not a doubt in my mind that we will see Lex’s name pop up in an investigation post Trump admin
So much pseudo intellectual bs wrapped up in podcast formats (to earn high ad revenue) on YT these days ay.
Wow, didn't expect to see you here, but glad the Russians didn't get to you. Although it would be interesting to see what that would look like 😂
What! Are you the real deal Ozzyman? Love your work, surprised to see you here.
A pristine take from my guy here
aye
Usual @ozzymanreviews W
Lex, you try to make this podcast about compassion, conversation, and understanding. Yet, you have zero ability to have compassion for, listen to, or understand Zelensky & Ukraine’s position. Expecting him to say nice things about Putin is the most naive thing I have ever heard. Putin has completely destroyed their way of life.
>claims to have read 10s of books on Russia - Ukraine relations
>argues the interview should be in Russian
>during wartime
Lex, the _only_ charitable interpretation is that you didn't do any research.
Kindly, a Ukrainian bot 🙄
Dude just imagine during ww2 when the nazis were bombing england Lex shows up to fight for peace from the US, and suggest a podcast in German with Churchill.
Putin must be loving his latest lapdog. Shame on you Lex. How far you have fallen.
I think it could be helpful to think the way Lex thinks, but there are instances, like Putin sending missiles into Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv, where I think how can anyone give Putin a pass anymore?
Lex - Do you remind yourself of these instances?
I think the money is enough of an incentive for Lex not to think too deeply about this
The angel on his shoulder reminds him, and then the russian money in his account makes him forget.
😂😂😂😂😂@@andrewz2854
LOL. Lex trying to appease a dictator who is actively invading another country. LOL. What a schmuck. NO ONE RESPECTS YOU ANYMORE, LEX.
Anymore? Really?
Dude is gaslighting himself, not maliciously but just proves how naive he is.
Lex will look like a foolish child when he releases the Putin interview where he goes on for an hour about his imaginary Empire and how great it used to be.
How can he ask Ukraine to talk seriously about peace when they just defending themselves and their Sovereign territory?
If gaslighting means smelling his own farts…
Bro missed the mark and then decided to do it again 💀
Lex… what an ego exercise … why not push for Putin to stop killing civilians … and don’t dance around it … full stop!
Good God. You really need some close friends who aren't in the public eye and into conspiracy. So maybe you'll actually listen the criticism that has been the same for years. I used to defend you like many still do, but the fact you've not learnt anything while saying you're "still learning". This Schick only last so long after you started. You should know better by now but look at Rogan he's become more and more brain rotted. Must be contagious.
So you just want 'peace' for the sake of 'peace' to make you feel good, but not some just peace or some long--lasting peace. Kind of disappointing that you want some appeasement so this conflict never truly ends rather than helping Ukraine further for victory or leverage for a just peace.
He’s emotionally a child with the geopolitical understanding to match
Deeply unserious take.
Please extend your generous compassion for Vladimir Putin to the tens of thousands in Ukraine fighting for their sovereignty...
How dumb do you need to be in order to buy this "humility" act?
It works. I have a friend who thinks the interview went well and everyone who disagrees are warmongerers.
Lex I've semi-followed your stuff for a few years now, and took the criticism of the interview with a pinch of salt ("Lex is a Russian Shill" etc).
This video has crystallised my feelings on this: I don't believe you are a Russian Spy, or a Russian Shill etc.
What I do believe is that you are listening to the wrong people, and your view on the war in Ukraine is subjectively wrong. Your expectations of Zelensky show a huge naivety and lack of empathy.
I think you hoped this interview would be a momentous point in history that people could point to in the "start of peace talks" so that you could have a badge for your lapel, and you are angry that Zelensky did not see it as such. Instead, he used it for the platform that it really is: a podcast, with a podcast host. Not a platform for international peace talks or world relations.
Reflect on this and reflect on the people you surround yourself with. But most importantly: take the (clearly needed) hit to your ego, accept the criticism and hold your hands up to say you were wrong.
And please reflect on your feelings on the war in Ukraine. You are currently on the wrong side of history.
And you think Ukraine can make more bots than Russia? 😂
What a cheap thing it is to accuse every one of being a bot. My ancestors fled Ukraine in the 1910s because Russians were coming to kill them. Millions of Ukrainians were killed. If they were able to fight then, they could have prevented millions of civilian deaths, stopped 100 years of tyranny and been a flourishing first world nation today.
The idea that we should pursue peace and that it's a matter of 'seeing Putins view too' is utterly ridiculous in the context of a tyrant who wants as much power and control as possible.
Now brave Ukrainian fighters battle against evil on the world's front lines - to build a better world.
They die in vane. A peace deal will be made, territories will be lost, but Zelensky will live in his castle in Europe and have a great life after all this.
You are inventing some kind of parallel history. There was no Ukraine in 1910. And what in 1910 eh? WWI not yet started, Russia was typical western monarchy.
@@BroAlex2077Not being a free country does not mean 'there was no Ukraine' as though their distinct culture did not exist. Shame on you.
@@northernerfromfaraway You guys aren't going to see it coming when Ukraine retakes the Donbas because Russia stopped being able to pay their soldiers.
@ Where the Fk do you get this disinformation?) Ukranian TV? You will never retake anything. You are not capable even with the hole worlds support, you are a bunch of loozers.
It's very obvious that you're unable to be objective in this matter.
This guy is so cringe
5:54 I'm from eastern europe, you clearly dont understand the pain lol
Deeply unprofessional behaviour. He was generous to give you so much time to explain everything (you are trying to criticize him) at length, and yet you took nothing from it and continues with this childish and naive attitude that at this point reeks of narcissism if not worse. Putin is trying to murder this man (and his family) and is (with his country) invading his land and committing atrocities and for some reason you feel like he has to be nice with him? Either insanity or something worse is at display here. Very disappointed in you.
So utterly self-indulgent
What are you on about? Do you think Churchill ought to have been nice when he talked about Hitler instead of doing/saying what he did? Zelensky is our Churchill and Putin is our Stalin/Hitler - you must understand this.
Churchill sacrificed Britain for his ego--Aristocratic war monger…Britain controlled more of the globe than any nation in 1933, the US and UsSr were the next largest controllers of the globe…Germany didn’t even have a Navy, The German leader was a Germanic soldier from the streets that saw the rapid degeneracy of his people and nation….He had the will and guts to say enough was enough….Zelensky hopped in bed with the western war mongers and got smacked down….He’s on Russias border dancing with people that have pushed Russia from the table and have willingly allowed the destruction of the West by way of treachery and degeneracy and war….Zelensky deserves no sympathy….
Lex is so butthurt that Zelenskyy rejected his brilliant and deeply thought out "But have you tried peace?" plan. This whole "I'm not stupid" and "I know how to diplomacy better than you, but you don't listen" rebuttal is peak kindergarten.
Swarms of fake accounts? I am a citizen of Poland. I assure you that Polish, Swedish, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian people know what Russia is.
You gave the impression of someone who had lack of knowledge on the subject to say the least.
Cut the bullshit? Mr Fridman if you get a chance to interview Vladimir Putin please bring up the following names:
- Anna Politkovskaya
- Natalia Estemirova
- Paul Klebnikov
- Stanislav Markelov
Should Hitler and Churchill have been treated equally in 1942? Would it have been better to make a peace deal with the Axis powers than to defeat them?
You were NOT alive in 1942, so SHUT UP! I
Well, if they couldn't defeat them, maybe in that case they should've negotiated
Putin is not Hitler. Putin intervened to stop genocide not start one. This war is about justice for donbass
we could say that about many countries: Afghanistan invaded by SSSR and USA, Vietnam, Iraq, Cuba, Georgia, Ukraine, Sudan, Egypt,.............. nobody care about peace when interest and money is in question
Have you noticed Britain and Germany and the low countries today? The US?? Of course Britain should have let the Germans try to roll Communism from Europe??? They should have helped their brothers in that struggle, instead they declared war and then blamed German y for invading France and Britain…😮Churchill was a horrible leader, bounced from his position after the war
This video just enforces everyone's belief that you're a Russian spy. Yeah, let's ask the guy being invaded to make peace right?
This appears to be a spectacularly distorted reading of the situation on so many levels. I truly believe that Lex may have the best of intentions. However, perhaps he could revert to studying this situation and begin from the absolute fundamentals of it.
Be cautious, detailed and balanced. take careful note of Putin's words, his statements and perhaps most importantly, his actions. There are many aspects to this situation which must be understood, but fundamentally it is ones actions that define reality, therefore certain elements must be understood and accept. For example, who exactly instigate the war. Who exactly instructed their military forces to use lethal power and illegally invade another sovereign, and by this point, democratic nation. Who broke their commitment to the Budapest Memorandum. Who has in doing so tragically sent hundreds of thousands of their countrymen to their early graves. Who was the leader that instructed their military to rain terror upon often entirely defenceless innocent citizens killing and maiming thousands. Who is documented to of personally orchestrated the illegal mass forced deportation of innocent children, resulting in this same person being wanted by the ICC. Who is the leader of a country recently found by UN committee to have engaged in systemic tortured, rape and killing of Ukrainian prisoners of war and private citizens. Who has tanked their nations economy and limited their people futures. Who has created an almost vassal state of a once great and promising nation, and simultaneously made their nation dependent upon China, North Korea and Iran.
You speak of the importance and gavity of words, the name calling, cude language and the general behaviour ill befitting of a national leader. And yet, it's Putin who consistently, and from the outside of the invasion, accused the Ukrainian leadership of being unworthy drug addicted nazi fascists, and worse. The same man who started the war yet refuses to alow his own people to refferrer to it as such. Who oppresses any and all opposition to his ambitions. Who regularly speaks of the use of nuclear weapons against others.
Reverting to first principles, who has been the aggressor, and who has acted only in defence.
Finally we should consider Mr Putin's attempts at reading history, and his interpretation of it being used to rationalise his illegal actions.
He speaks of Nato being a threat yet it's purpose is fundamentally defensive. The only reason for its recent expansion is entirely as a direct rusult of Putin's stated ambitions and the recent actions of his forces invading the sovereign nation of Ukraine.
Ultimately, history will gain a perspective upon this entire episode and I would suggest that Putin, will likely be found to be on the wrong side of history. A failed aggressor and a figure of national shame. In the context of this, I question Lex for repeatedly asking someone to just accept and forgive Putin's actions, it is not a subtle nudge or simple innocent child like suggestion. We all must all act upon what we consider to be correct, however, under these circumstances the weight of evidence casts a dark shadow over certain individuals history, forgiveness and understanding maybe available to some, but I would suggest not all.
Ultimately this is a truly tragic situation which will produce nothing more than loss, wasted and damaged lives, hatred, and deep shame. Whilst all should support an end to this situation from a human perspective, the terms of how this ends are important globally to avoid potential repeated cycles of violence hatred and loss. Aggressors need to be acknowledged and their misguided ambitions permanently and entirely curtailed. Whilst words are important, it's actions that define reality.
, Zelensky
Yep,...sometimes people see so many trees that they can't see the forest. That's Lex for you.
He’s saying whatever his russian handlers want him to say. His whole shtick is trying to convince people who are unsure or uninformed about the conflict to unwittingly root for russian interests and blame Ukraine for russia’s actions. Putin can make peace whenever he wants. Everybody would like him to, but he won’t, so they use people like Lex to convince westerners that it’s Zelensky’s fault.
@@sonyagoldshtein9160oh no, you can't read? So sorry for you. Must be hard being an idiot.
Well said. You are not even mentioning all the atrocities done even before the annexation of Krim
i don’t know shit about shit but how can you ask someone who’s been invaded to be the one to make peace and not the invader i don’t understand truly
So, did Tim Pool give you a cut of his rubles or did you have your own deal arranged with FSB?
Lex I hope you read this. Try not to listen to the yes men in your corner and take the valid criticisms in stride. You were unprepared. Next time, be prepared and humble enough to understand when you are out of your depth
Lex, I once wanted to believe you were a good person who truly believed empathy was the path toward peace... but this interview showed me that your detractors were at least mostly right about you. It's not just that you're naive, but that you're naive while propping up the worst con-artists and fascists. You pal around with people who spread Putin's disinformation as if it is a fact. And then you pass it off yourself because you're so embedded with the worst people that you've started to think the worst ideas are the best ideas.
The good thing about your interview was that Zelensky got the chance to push back on each and any piece of Russian narrative. Literally every question lead to that. Luckily Zelensky is smart guy. He came out very good and strong.
Lex, while I respect the effort you put into this interview, the response feels like it dodges some of the valid criticisms raised. Claiming 'online attacks' and 'suspicious origins' undermines genuine feedback from people who wanted deeper questions or more balance in the conversation. It’s great that you prioritize preparation, but the lack of critical follow-up on key topics, like peace negotiations or Zelenskyy’s stance on potential compromises, left some viewers feeling the discussion was too one-sided. You have a unique platform-please consider engaging with these critiques constructively in future interviews.
Kremlin Outreach program in effect.
Two questions, Lex, which I am sure you will never see, or have time to answer (I understand)
1. It is my impression that most of the world's leading experts strongly disagree with you about the chance for lasting peace with Vladimir Putn's Russia. The prevailing opinion I absorb is that Russia might take a ceasefire opportunity to rebuild strength and then attack again in a few years, at best. It does seem like this is the underlying pattern and strategy for Russia re: Georgia, Ukraine, and other invasions. What makes you think differently?
2. Do you honestly believe Putin wants peace with Ukraine? I think he is on record as saying that Ukraine is a fake nation, Putin's actions are consistent with a desire to rebuild the Soviet Union as closely as he can, and he seems extremely out of touch with reality. History would seem to indicate the only chance for peace with brutal dictators of Putin's ilk is to force them to submit with war.
this is beyond delusional. Ukrainian bot farms, bro are you serious?
You are wrong at treating Putin as a leader who loves his country. Putin loves his inner circle, and he loves the vision of Great Russia. But simply does not care about his people dying.
Putin is also not reasonable. Any compromises are seen by Putin as means to a goal. His goal is not peace, but subjugation of neighbouring nations.
*Yazidi girl gets released from a year of rape and torture from ISIS*
Lex asks her father: "can you say one nice thing about ISIS?"
I though Lex had empathy??
Critics of Lex Fridman are right to call out his naivety and lack of preparation for this interview.
While I appreciated the podcast and Zelensky’s meaningful words, it fell short of the mature, complex dialogue people expected.
Instead of exploring the deeper geopolitical and humanitarian issues, it stayed at a surface level, missing opportunities to delve further.
This highlights the need for platforms like Lex’s to step up when addressing globally significant topics.
It's pathetic how he thinks that all those who criticize him are bots
As a Russian, I don't know if he is corrupt or an idiot. The Jew Zelensky is more Russian than the Jew Friedman because every Soviet person knows the phrase from World War II, "Russians don't surrender." Even knowing that he could be killed, Zelensky will not lick Putin's boots for the sake of peace. We in Eastern Europe have our own atmosphere; we can live under totalitarian rule but not respect it, maintaining inner freedom and self-respect, and we will never surrender to the enemy. Zelensky built his career mocking the authorities; he has never respected power and position, which is in the blood of many free thinkers. Friedman, Tucker, and others are just making careers by interviewing "great leaders." The West is rotten; real people are here, like Zelensky and Navalny, who are ready to defend their truth to the end. People in the USA will either cleanse the country of this crap that is currently in power and controls the media, or it will end up like Russia.
you come off even worse here somehow. 10:30 "I gave him every opportunity possible for him to signal he is ready to make peace" what world are you living in. you sure are good at repeating a word you have little understanding of
Would you negotiate with some one while they are punching you in the face with steel bars ?
It's on you to accept the beating... apparently. Don't let all those Ukrainian bots tell you otherwise.
"I'm not naive." Yes, you are Lex. With all due respect.
Don't you think that's for your audience to decide, not you? Do you think Putin believes you are not naive?
Nah, he's as naive as Tucker Carlson. He knows exactly what he is saying.
Just a Putin simp with a Messiah complex
Ive never seen more lies and a more dishonest response to criticism
Thank you for letting Zelensky speak on your platform. I think peace is a wonderful thing everyone wants. But you have to let the Ukrainian people decide for themselves, not force a peace onto them. It is they who's lives are most affected by it. If the peace is injustice, this will have grave consequences in the future for further justified military conflicts. It is up to Russia to own up to it's wrongdoing, if there is to be an actual talk of peace. Otherwise it is just punishing Ukraine for not wanting to be under Russia's sphere of influence
Lex Fridman in 1939:
Why doesnt Poland try to make peace with Hitler?
lol very true
Not a bot and not Ukrainian but liked every single comment there that complained about you being unfair and naive 😂😂 just so that you know.
Soviet child living in post soviet nostalgia, brought up in soviet propaganda for expats of love and brotherhood among soviet states.
Very disappointed in how the interview was conducted ! You had a unique chance to do good but fumbled the bag instead .
I used to admire u for your questions and your analysis, but about the war I’m very disappointed. If I understand your point of view for peace I weaker country has to give up on it’s freedom, and sovereignty cause a stronger one has do right to take over another one, in the name of your peace. I didn’t see u criticizing Putin for what he has done. A dictator, that kills the oppositions, makes his people miserable in poverty when the oligarchs enjoy the richest live around the world on their yachts and normal Russians on misery, how can u say Putin loves his people? Putin loves himself as all dictators and his madness. What surprises me is see so many smart people be so naive about dictators, and u are not the only one, but I really don’t get the point of these people. If someone stronger than u comes and takes part of your house, u will fight until the end to take it back, why Ucrania should give up its land in name of peace? I really don’t understand why u criticize Zelenskyy and no negative word against Putin. In really struggle to understand that.
You can't even write Ukraine properly and you think that your analysis of the situation is valid - ask yourself how did you form opinion about the matter and you will see that it was handed to you by the media and now you're under impression that you formed that opinion yourself. Dig deeper and don't think that you're the good guy by default. Maybe you're the bad guy and the shadow that you're attributing to the other side.
He has criticized, putin. And zelenskyy is more of a dictator than putin. Russia still has elections and putin won reelection overwhelmingly last year. Putin has not banned religions, canceled elections and canceled free speech like zelenskyy has. Putin has not used conscription to fill Russia's need for soldiers like zelenskyy has for Ukraine.
Please be patient. Lex is making his arrangement to interview Putin, and when he does, he will think critically about Putin's madness. Lex's comments in this video are only intended to be about the conversation he has already had, and you see how he is able to critically disect it. Lex reveals to us how awful it is when one cannot get their mind around another's point of view in conflict.
Let the other conversation come out, please.
@@RTCIvory since when is stopping genocide madness? Are you a naz!?
@@gary_beniford what genocide?
Yeah Lex, but only one side is doing the invading, and the atrocities, the war crimes.
There is just one villain in this conflict; and to suggest their should be concessions from the victim to the perpetrator is quite frankly insulting.
Then there is your “can I speak Russian because I was born in Russia” thing… jeez!! Are you for real!? Like… really? So unnecessary!
Wanted to be a neutral and looked like an idiot. We ain't criticising Zelensky, YOU made a shite interview with no morals yet alone facts.
100% a Russian assett
Ukrainian not farms'? Youve got to be kidding.
I guess you mean bot* 😅
What is Lex talking about? If he is talking about pro-Ukrainian bot farms in Ukraine I wish someone could provide a reputable reference to this. I had a quick search on Google etc and from what I could tell there isn't a single article out there about this.
@@vimokkhaThis is how he is trying to cover his own ass
@@vimokkha Of course there isn't. He's just a gaslighting Kremlin asset.
@@vimokkha He made it up - to counter the idea of Russian bot farms and make a false equivalence between Russia and Ukraine.
Lex either open your eyes or cut the act, man.
If anyone had any doubts before, this interview showed who this guy trully is...
Charlatan. What an embarrassing take. You are not as enlightened as you think you are.