What Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said about Russian invasion of Ukraine
4 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 22, 2026
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has been quoted on Russian invasion of Ukraine 4 times in 1 episode of The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, most recently on October 22, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Zelenskyy said he barely sleeps because he talks nightly with Ukraine's air defense operators.
“And every night I speak with our air defense operators, with our guys who run the air defense”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: President Zelenskyy: Peace Is A Huge Compromise, The Horrific Atrocities Of Russian War Crimes! (Oct 22, 2026) · Listen from 7:03
Zelenskyy said Biden's refusal to impose preemptive sanctions on Russia before the invasion was a mistake.
“I'm not God to judge a president, but I believe that was a mistake in my view”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: President Zelenskyy: Peace Is A Huge Compromise, The Horrific Atrocities Of Russian War Crimes! (Oct 22, 2026) · Listen from 40:20
Zelenskyy argued that Trump's friendship with Putin might have delayed an invasion but that Putin's goal would not have changed regardless of the U.S. president.
“I think that honestly, it doesn't matter who the president is as long as Putin is there”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: President Zelenskyy: Peace Is A Huge Compromise, The Horrific Atrocities Of Russian War Crimes! (Oct 22, 2026) · Listen from 48:58
Zelenskyy argued Putin's key mistake was refusing to recognize Ukraine as a separate nation.
“refusing to recognize a separate nation, refusing to recognize a separate country. That's what did him in”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: President Zelenskyy: Peace Is A Huge Compromise, The Horrific Atrocities Of Russian War Crimes! (Oct 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:05
Episodes
President Zelenskyy: Peace Is A Huge Compromise, The Horrific Atrocities Of Russian War Crimes!The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Oct 22, 2026 · 1 h 50 min
Steven Bartlett interviews Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the personal toll of war, the 2022 invasion, Bucha, peace terms, and his dispute with Donald Trump.
Others on Russian invasion of Ukraine
- James Lechner · 4 quotes
- Andy Frisella · 3 quotes
- Juan Verde · 1 quote
- Carlo Rovelli · 1 quote
- Jonathan Swan · 1 quote
- Scott Horton · 1 quote
- Pete Blaber · 1 quote
Volodymyr Zelenskyy on other topics
- Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations · 4 quotes
- Attacks on energy infrastructure in the Russo-Ukrainian war · 3 quotes
- Bucha massacre · 2 quotes
- Battle of Kyiv (2022) · 2 quotes
- Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation · 2 quotes
- Fatherhood · 1 quote
- Strait of Hormuz · 1 quote
- Russian nuclear threats · 1 quote