Key takeaways from Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s interview with Caolan Robertson
Key takeaways from the interview of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy with Irish journalist Caolan Robertson:
▫️ Ukraine is becoming an important defense partner for the United States. The American side requested Ukraine to send specialists and resources to protect U.S. bases in the Middle East.
▫️ Ukraine has significantly increased its own defense production since the beginning of the full-scale war. We already had strong “cards” in the defense sector, but we did not always reveal them in advance.
▫️ The Gulf countries tried to balance by maintaining economic ties with russia. Now they understand what it means to be under regular attacks.
▫️ russia is directly involved in attacks in the Middle East. Ukrainian intelligence has evidence of russian components being used in drones that target the region and U.S. bases.
▫️ The world is technically unprepared for a large-scale new type of war — a war of drones and missiles. Most countries are only beginning to adapt, whereas Ukraine already has this unique experience.
▫️ Disinformation is one of the cheapest and most effective tools of kremlin influence. russia spends enormous resources spreading its narratives in the media of Europe, the U.S., Africa, and China.
▫️ russia uses international sports, including the Paralympic Games, as a propaganda tool to break out of international isolation.
▫️ Culture, cinema, and sports cannot be “outside politics” when the aggressor uses them to justify crimes. Russia deliberately integrates propaganda even into children’s content to influence future generations.
▫️ Defeating an aggressor that significantly surpasses in resources and population is the main task of the Ukrainian nation. This must become a historic example of defending freedom and values for the entire world.
