Zelensky tells Letterman Jewish joke about Russian military’s performance

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky features in a new episode of David Letterman’s interview series on Netflix, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.”

In it, the Jewish Ukrainian leader tells a joke about the state of Russia’s military, to laughs from the audience and host.

“Two Jewish guys from Odesa meet up,” Zelensky says. “One asks the other: ‘So what’s the situation? What are people saying?'”

“And he goes, ‘What are people saying? They are saying it’s a war.'”

“What kind of war?”

“Russia is fighting NATO.”

“Are you serious?”

“Yes, yes! Russia is fighting NATO.”

“So how’s it going?”

“Well, 70,000 Russian soldiers are dead. The missile stockpile has almost been depleted. A lot of equipment is damaged, blown up.”

“And what about NATO?”

“What about NATO? NATO hasn’t even arrived yet.”