Posted on 02/08/2024 6:07:38 PM PST by marcusmaximus
Russian President Vladimir Putin spent the first 30 minutes of his two-hour-long interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson giving a revisionist historical tirade on the founding myths of Russia and Ukraine, the breakup of the Soviet Union and NATO expansionism.
From there, admonishing Carlson when he interrupted, Putin pontificated on everything from the war in Ukraine and relations with the United States, the case of imprisoned American reporter Evan Gershkovich, and even on artificial intelligence.
By the end of the conversation, it was clear that Putin had no intention of ending his brutal war against Ukraine. But Carlson, who was sacked from Fox last year, seemed ready to surrender. Putin offered to keep talking. Carlson, evidently exhausted by the Russian leader’s longwinded conspiracy theories and grievances against the West, thanked him and called it quits -- far short of the media coup that he had been touting.
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Carlson spent most of the two-hour interview in silence, or looking confounded.
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At several moments, when Carlson tried to interject, he was chastised by the president.
“I'll tell you, I'm coming to that. This briefing is coming to an end. It might be boring, but it explains many things,” said Putin in a condescending tone.
“It’s not boring. [I’m] just not sure how it’s relevant,” said Carlson. Putin responded that he was “gratified” and appreciated that.
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Sounds like the Post’s Moscow correspondent is jealous LOL.
By the end of the conversation, it was clear that Putin had no intention of ending his brutal war against Ukraine.
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Wrong. Putin stated that he approached the western leaders on several occasions and was ignored or refused.
He probably went through several jars of Vaseline.
I’m watching it at this very moment. I’m about 12 minutes in. I don’t know how accurate what Putin is saying is, but calling it a tirade is just dishonest reporting.
Oh, Bea ESs .... you watched a different interview.
I almost pinged YOU, onto the LIVE interview thread, to say...Wow....Putin sure looks SO sick....NOT.
Stop with your absurd nonsense posts about Putin.
😂😂
Marky has a sad.
Tucker got punked.
yo sport. That’s Kiev that put him on the official assassination list.
Your dog probably worries about you sneaking up behind him in your swampers.
This explains why TV and radio media in the U.S. sounds utterly retarded compared to what it was even just a few decades ago.
What Avdeyevka doink?
Thoughtfully listening to a long answer means Tucker is angry. Get it? Just look at that anger on his face.... lol.
Putin sure looks small in that picture
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