1.0Michel Santihttps://michelsanti.fr/enMichel Santihttps://michelsanti.fr/en/author/msanti17rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5iPNyCicyw"><a href="https://michelsanti.fr/en/zelensky-2/oval-office-scandal">But where are the translators of yesteryear?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://michelsanti.fr/en/zelensky-2/oval-office-scandal/embed#?secret=5iPNyCicyw" width="600" height="338" title="“But where are the translators of yesteryear?” — Michel Santi" data-secret="5iPNyCicyw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://michelsanti.fr/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://michelsanti.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/oval.jpg600338In the presence of a translator, who was not wanted by Zelensky, the Oval Office debacle could have been avoided. This translator would, of course, have allowed the Ukrainian president to be more precise in his communication. But, more importantly, they would have helped to defuse and calm tensions through their choice of words, their…