"Yes, he is completely deaf, even when he talks to you. Essentially, he is a deaf person. Do you understand the difference? – noted Zelensky. – When you talk to [Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon] Musk, you are engaging with an innovator and a scientist, discussing how to save rockets, how rockets return. But he returns rockets not to save, but to kill people with them. Do you think you can talk about technology with Putin? Your guys interviewed him, and he even talked about the history of a tribe... Imagine where Musk is, technology, Mars, artificial intelligence, and this one is standing there with his bare backside talking about tribes."
The president also recalled an interview with Putin by American conservative journalist Tucker Carlson in February last year.
"You think you're conducting an interview; Mr. Tucker did an interview. And everyone thinks, 'Oh, we’ll befriend them now.' What does befriending have to do with it? He is just different. […] A mammoth stands before you," – pointed out Zelensky.
According to him, conversations should always be held with those who can hear, and when this "will bring peace and tranquility to the world."
"I liked the message from [newly elected] President [of the USA Donald] Trump during his speech. I think we share a similar stance regarding peace through strength… This means that if you are strong, you can speak. And Ukraine must be strong enough. Otherwise, he (like Voldemort – who cannot be named) feeds on and thrives on being subjectivized, and instead of isolation, he is offered to come into the light," – summarized Zelensky.