Tucker Carlson got a lot more than he bargained for, during his exclusive one-on-one interview with Vladimir Putin. The Russian leader gave painfully detailed observations on history meant to justify his invasion of Ukraine. They may have been deep and obscure but not “boring,” Carlson acknowledged afterward. Unfortunately, not “relevant” either. Most of it would end up on the cutting room floor but there were plenty of good parts.
Interview with Vladimir Putin
One of the big highlights from Tucker Carlson’s exclusive interview with Vlad Putin is that the Russian president is “open to negotiating with the U.S. over the war in Ukraine.”
In fact, contrary to what the network media says, Russia has “never refused negotiations” and “would welcome any efforts from Washington to discuss a peace agreement in Ukraine.” Donald Trump would have a deal accomplished by now.
“We hear all the time, ‘Is Russia ready?‘ Yes,” Putin confirmed. “We have not refused. It was them who publicly refused.”
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— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) February 6, 2024
He was willing to come to the table since “Russian forces suffered massive losses in 2022 following Ukrainian counteroffensives.” The tables have turned since then and he’s winning but still willing to end hostilities.
U.S. officials don’t want to believe him. Our diplomats “have expressed wariness at the claims because Russia still demands Ukraine not be included in the Western security alliance NATO.”
Some say that Putin actually has a valid point with that. We don’t want Russians on our doorstep in Cuba, either. The big sticking point seems to be that “Moscow wants to hold the roughly 18 percent of territory Russian forces occupy in eastern Ukraine.”
They aren’t getting it back
All it would take to end the shooting is for Ukraine to accept the fact they’re never going to get back the territory they already lost. If they continue to fight, eventually they’re going to lose the entire country. Putin went to great lengths trying to convince Tucker Carlson, and his viewers, that the disputed territory really should belong to Russia, anyway.
“Wouldn’t it be better to negotiate with Russia? Make an agreement,” Putin suggests. “Already understanding the situation that is developing today, realizing that Russia will fight for its interests to the end.”
The way Putin explains the situation, it would be comparable to us invading Mexico. Some have already suggested we could seize control of the northern parts of Mexico favored by American tourists, which are currently controlled by narco-trafficking cartels. The idea has been gaining lots of traction.
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— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) February 8, 2024
Over-and-over the Russian leader insisted he “invaded Ukraine to denazify the country and protect ethnic Russian speakers, while also accusing NATO of expanding eastward toward Russia.”
The way Moscow sees it, “Kyiv and the West” started it by “seeking to encourage a conflict between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists in the eastern region of the country, which broke out in 2014.” Putin takes the position that “Ukraine is historically part of Russia.” Ukraine disputes that.
By the time it was over, Vlad saw his interviewer starting to zone out and noted “this briefing is coming to an end. It might be boring, but it explains many things.” Oh, “it’s not boring,” Carlson assured. “Just not sure how it’s relevant.“
