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Kremlin Explains Why Putin Chose Tucker Carlson for Interview
Sputnik News ^ | 2/7/24

Posted on 02/07/2024 10:44:41 AM PST by marshmallow

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has revealed on Tuesday why Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to be interviewed by the former Fox host.

Tucker Carlson maintains a position that differs from that of other Western journalists, according to Peskov. “His stance is by no means pro-Russian and it is not pro-Ukrainian – rather, it is pro-American,” the spokesman said. “But at least it differs from the stance of all these traditional Anglo-Saxon media.”

While Peskov did confirm that Carlson interviewed Putin during a personal meeting on Tuesday, he refrained from providing any further details about the interview. “After all, it was his [Carlson’s] interview, so let him share all the details when he is ready to publish it,” Peskov remarked.

He also declined to disclose the details about any safety and security measures that might have been taken during the meeting between Putin and Carlson.

Meanwhile, several Western journalists have lamented the fact that Putin only agreed to be interviewed by Tucker Carlson.

“We’ve lodged several requests with the Kremlin in the last 18 months. Always a ‘no’ for us,” BBC’s Steve Rosenberg wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter), disputing Carlson’s previous claim that “no Western journalist has bothered to interview" the Russian leader. CNN’s Christiane Amanpour also claimed that her network sought an interview with Putin since the escalation of the Ukrainian conflict in February 2022.

(Excerpt) Read more at sputnikglobe.com ...


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KEYWORDS: chosen; kremlin; putin; tucker; tuckercarlson
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1 posted on 02/07/2024 10:44:41 AM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

I don’t trust Putin or anything he said to Carlson.

But, the fact that the enemedia and leftist politicians are upset about the interview is enjoyable.


2 posted on 02/07/2024 10:49:14 AM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: marshmallow

TC is the new real face of journalism.


3 posted on 02/07/2024 10:50:26 AM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: Carl Vehse

I don’t trust any politician, Russian or American.


4 posted on 02/07/2024 10:50:54 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: marshmallow
TUCKER: Do you see the United States as an enemy?

PUTIN: No. Categorically no


So then why doesn't Putin get rid of those 10,000 nuclear missiles aimed at the US?


5 posted on 02/07/2024 10:51:07 AM PST by canuck_conservative (NATO - now celebrating 75 successful years of keeping the Russian monsters out!!)
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To: Carl Vehse

Vladimir Putin is more trustworthy than Joe Biden and at least 90% of the people in leadership positions of the U.S. government.


6 posted on 02/07/2024 10:51:55 AM PST by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: marshmallow

So says Sputnik News, i.e. Russian State Media, eh?


7 posted on 02/07/2024 10:55:39 AM PST by Timber Rattler ("To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." --George Washington)
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“So then why doesn’t Putin get rid of those 10,000 nuclear missiles aimed at the US?

Because our evil government wants to make him an enemy.


8 posted on 02/07/2024 10:56:48 AM PST by Wpin ("I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...")
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To: Alberta's Child
Vladimir Putin is more trustworthy than Joe Biden and at least 90% of the people in leadership positions of the U.S. government.

And that ain’t sayin’ much!

Times sure change.

9 posted on 02/07/2024 10:57:49 AM PST by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: canuck_conservative

...and point them at Canada. LOL!


10 posted on 02/07/2024 10:59:57 AM PST by MotorCityBuck (Keep the change, you are filthy animal! )
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To: marshmallow

So then why doesn’t Putin get rid of those 10,000 nuclear missiles aimed at the US?


Same reason we don’t get rid of ours. Hegemonic peace through strength.


11 posted on 02/07/2024 11:00:19 AM PST by NavyShoe
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“So then why doesn’t Putin get rid of those 10,000 nuclear missiles aimed at the US?”

Maybe because we have just as many aimed at his country and a president who is off his rocker, obsessed with Russia being an enemy and China is not.


12 posted on 02/07/2024 11:01:32 AM PST by elpadre
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To: canuck_conservative

“So then why doesn’t Putin get rid of those 10,000 nuclear missiles aimed at the US?”

Maybe they do not trust the people in DC that are in control of our government.


13 posted on 02/07/2024 11:01:59 AM PST by DEPcom (DC is not my Capitol after Jan 6th lock downs.)
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To: DEPcom

“So then why doesn’t Putin get rid of those 10,000 nuclear missiles aimed at the US?”

Maybe they do not trust the people in DC that are in control of our government.

I’m curious whether the federal government would consider extreme measures like deploying nuclear weapons against Texas or other states that oppose its policies. Didn’t President Biden suggest that civilian arms might not be sufficient defense against USA’s military aircraft and tanks?

I have reservations about trusting Washington, D.C., and I understand why the Russians might feel the same way.


14 posted on 02/07/2024 11:06:41 AM PST by DEPcom (DC is not my Capitol after Jan 6th lock downs.)
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To: marshmallow

I will be watching tomorrow.


15 posted on 02/07/2024 11:10:13 AM PST by KittyKares
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To: canuck_conservative
So then why doesn't Putin get rid of those 10,000 nuclear missiles aimed at the US?

The words "United States" and "Biden Administration" are not synonymous. That's the whole raison d'etre of this website.

Putin doesn't see the United States as an enemy but I'm damn sure he sees the woke, globalist Deep State Biden/Clinton cabal as the enemy.

16 posted on 02/07/2024 11:12:13 AM PST by marshmallow
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“His stance is by no means pro-Russian and it is not pro-Ukrainian – rather, it is pro-American,” the spokesman said. “But at least it differs from the stance of all these traditional Anglo-Saxon media.”


That is a good reason.


17 posted on 02/07/2024 11:12:38 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: DEPcom

The Russians trust Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un.


18 posted on 02/07/2024 11:12:39 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: marshmallow

Any estimates on how long the table was?


19 posted on 02/07/2024 11:30:27 AM PST by FarCenter
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To: Carl Vehse
But, the fact that the enemedia and leftist politicians are upset about the interview is enjoyable.

There's already a lively debate on Twitter among DC think-tank types, neocons, democrats about how Tucker Carlson could be charged under "the Espionage Act," or how he might be tied up on their now-common lawfare

Let the Soviet show trials begin!

As Putin said recently: "The USA is striding confidently along the path taken by the Soviet Union"

20 posted on 02/07/2024 11:35:08 AM PST by PGR88
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