Five key moments from Tucker Carlson's interview with Putin
Russia,Media Industry,Vladimir Putin,Tucker Carlson,Journalism,Eastern Europe,Ukraine War,Evan Gershkovich,NATO,Volodymyr Zelensky
Vladimir Putin began his much-anticipated interview on Thursday night by offering a more than 30-minute, counterfactual history lesson to a bemused Tucker Carlson.
The former Fox New host’s interjections (how is this relevant, Mr President?) were swiftly shot down by the Russian leader: “Are we going to have a serious talk or a show?”
Putin’s show, it seemed. Beyond the foray into the Russian president’s version of the eighteenth century, here are the five key and most surprising moments of the more than two-hour sit down.
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