How did these 3 leaders (Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt) communicate? Did Stalin speak English?

During the Yalta Conference in February 1945, each leader - Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin - had an interpreter with them.

At the end of one dinner, Stalin proposed a toast to the 3 interpreters “who worked while we were enjoying ourselves” and “who have no time to eat or drink”. Churchill immediately chipped in with a parody of Karl Marx, “Interpreters of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your audience.”Stalin broke into hearty laughter.

Source: Duc Quyen (Quora)

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