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And zelensky seems very confident not -- not the man who appears about to make major concessions judging by the speech nic was referring to. >> reporter: it's surreal, fareed because in kyiv the streets are very quiet but they are also calm. we do not see any evidence that people are preparing for any kind of a major assault and that's in part because ukraine's leadership has had a very different tone from the kind of rhetoric that we've seen coming from the u.s. and from the white house. they say that they see the u.s.'s intelligence, they don't dispute the u.s.'s intelligence, but there is a...

Fundamentally different from russians because russia has a sort of collective mindset which is very reflective of a sort of soviet approach, and we ukrainians are highly individualistic, maybe chaotic, but ultimately much more akin to a europe individualist way of thinking. that sounds very binary. is it really as simple as that? , , ,, binary. is it really as simple asthat? , , , ., as that? this is maybe a simplification _ as that? this is maybe a simplification because . as that? this is maybe a i simplification because you as that? this is maybe a - simplification because you can find also...

Well known around the world, some of your other novels have focused in particular on what has happened politically in ukraine, in particular, you've written about the donbas, you've also written a memoir of living through 2014 and putin's decision to annex crimea and move forces into eastern ukraine. you've looked very carefully at this relationship between ukraine and russia in recent years. i just wonder whether you, personally, were taken by surprise when he launched the full invasion. well, i wasn't completely surprised, because at the time when, two weeks ago, 60% of ukrainians didn't bel...

And we ukrainians are highly individualistic, maybe chaotic, but, ultimately, much more akin to a europe individualist way of thinking. that sounds very binary. is it really as simple as that? well, i mean, this is maybe a simplification because you can find also ukrainians with collective mentality, and these ukrainians lived actually in crimea and in donbas, and they were nostalgic in crimea about times because there is some kind of cult of... romanov family was supported in crimea and half of souvenirs that you could bring from crimea were connected with the history of royal family of russi...

Cross the russian border because he was trying to sell my books to russia after they stopped publishing them. so, i assume there is some kind of danger, but i don't concentrate on this. i mean, i have a lot of other things to do. now, some in our audience will not be familiar with your work. death and the penguin is very well—known around the world. some of your other novels have focused in particular on what has happened politically in ukraine. in particular, you've written about the donbas. you've also written a memoir of living through 2014 and putin's decision to annex crimea and move fo...