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It was actually a good first question: Tucker Carlson (54) asked Vladimir Putin (71) if he was actually a bit paranoid because he had talked about a threat from the US and NATO after the attack on Ukraine.
Putin then challenges him and asks if this is “a talk show or a serious conversation.” It was the moment when Tucker Carlson gave in: he laughed nervously and then let Putin deliver a long-winded lecture on the history of Russia.
‘I thought he would ask difficult questions’
Now, a few days after the interview aired, Putin is having a hard time with the interviewer. According to RIA Novosti, he actually considers Carlson “dangerous.” He told Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin: “Because, to be honest, I thought he would behave just as aggressively and ask these so-called difficult questions. And not only was I ready, I wanted it!”
Putin goes on to say that this would have given him the opportunity to respond “just as sharply.” Apparently the Kremlin boss also realized that his monologue was boring the audience. “He chose a different tactic. He tried to interrupt me several times, but still proved patient – surprisingly for a Western journalist.
Still, he is grateful to Carlson
Carlson listened to his long monologues, “especially those dealing with history,” and gave him no reason to do what “I was willing to do.”
Putin critically says that tougher questions would have given the conversation a “certain specificity.” Still, Putin says he is grateful to Tucker Carlson because only through this interview could Western leaders “listen and watch.” Ultimately, direct dialogue is no longer possible, but that’s their fault – not his. (neo)
Source: Blick
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