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Isn't Russian the native language of Zelensky as well? You may be reading too much into it.
by throw_pm23 2y ago
Isn't Russian the native language of Zelensky as well? You may be reading too much into it.
- dismalaf 2y agoBecause of the war, speaking Russian has become political. Many Ukrainians who spoke Russian as their first language now refuse to ever speak it, at least publicly. It is an odd request though considering Zelenskyy speaks very good English and Lex normally does all his podcasts in English.
- kiney 2y agohe did the interview with Milei in english/spanish mixed too
- dismalaf 2y agoBecause Milei didn't want to use English. Which is fine. He could have done the Zelenskyy interview in English/Ukrainian. That would have been normal. Again, the Russian language is very politically charged in Ukraine right now, for obvious reasons. Which is why Zelenskyy doesn't typically use it in public despite it being his native tongue...
- kiney 2y agoit was just a reply to the "Lex normally does all his podcasts in English." part.
- DiggyJohnson 2y agoWithout diving into the lumpers versus splitters politics too much, how familiar are you with the similarities between Russian and Ukrainian?