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Valerii Zaluzhnyi reacted ironically to those who regularly discuss his level of English. During a speech in London he joked that this time the critics would have something to rate again.
The former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who now serves as Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, spoke at the Defence & Resilience Tech Scale Up Showcase. He devoted the main part of his speech to modern technologies and their role in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Before moving on to the main topic, Zaluzhnyi decided to make a joke. He said that that day he would “throw some work” to those who would be assessing his English.
The remark came against the backdrop of a new satirical sketch from the Kvartal 95 studio. In it, the creators, among other things, played on Zaluzhnyi’s English.
The sketch portrayed Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Petro Poroshenko and Vitali Klitschko. The plot was built around possible future presidential elections and the characters’ political ambitions.
Zaluzhnyi’s character in the sketch is greeted with the English phrase “The Iron General Himself,” after which the language theme continues. In one episode there is also a joke about B1 and B2 levels of English proficiency.
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