INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
podcaster Lex Fridman said Wednesday that he plans to check out Moscow and interview Russian President Vladimir Putin.Theres probably a lot
to say about this war [in Ukraine] I need to state that I talked to Volodymyr Zelensky and I will be taking a trip to Russia to interview
Vladimir Putin, Fridman stated on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.Fridman, a computer system researcher who has hosted his popular
interview podcast given that 2018, took a trip to Kyiv late last month to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
The YouTube video for that interview, which was published on Jan
5, currently has more than 6.6 million views.Im knowledgeable about the risks
I accept the dangers, and the goal of the mission is simply to promote peace, the podcaster said.However, the Kremlin said Thursday that it
had reached no arrangement with Fridman about speaking with the Russian president, though it stated it would consider his request.We have
actually been in touch with him
He said that initially, he wishes to come to Moscow to discuss the possibility of an interview with the president, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry
Peskov told reporters.Pskov said specific conditions would require to be worked out before Fridman might talk to Putin
There are no certain agreements however we are in contact, he said.In any case, we will be happy to have him concern Moscow, Peskov
added.Fridman, who matured with Russian-speaking parents in Moscow before relocating to the United States quickly after the collapse of the
Soviet Union, drew criticism online earlier this month after he demanded speaking in Russian for parts of his interview with
Zelensky.Zelensky, who himself is a native Russian speaker from Eastern Ukraine, spoke in Ukrainian, English and Russian at different parts
of the interview.During his Wednesday interview on the Joe Rogan Experience, Fridman revealed self-confidence in U.S
President Donald Trumps ability to broker a peace offer in between Russia and Ukraine.Both Zelensky and Putin fear Donald Trump, which an
excellent person to then make peace because he has the utilize, Fridman said.
