{"id":2171764,"date":"2024-02-08T20:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T01:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-and-tucker-carlson-2-hour-interview-released\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T20:12:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T01:12:48","slug":"putin-and-tucker-carlson-2-hour-interview-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-and-tucker-carlson-2-hour-interview-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin and Tucker Carlson&#8217;s 2-hour interview now available"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fputin-and-tucker-carlson-2-hour-interview-released%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2171764&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L)\u2063 Russia\u2019s\u200c President Vladimir\u2062 Putin addresses \u2064the audience during \u200bthe celebration of\u200c the 300th\u200b anniversary of the Russian\u200d Academy of Sciences\u2064 in Moscow on February 8, 2024. (Photo by SERGEI GUNEYEV\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images) \u2062(R) \u200bTucker Carlson speaks during RiskOn360! GlobalSuccess Conference at Ahern Hotel and Convention Center on November 20, \u20642023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>4:59 PM \u2013 Thursday, \u2062February 8, 2024<\/p>\n<p><h2>In his highly anticipated interview with Tucker Carlson, Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashed a barrage of criticisms against President Joe Biden, delved into the \u200bhistory of Democrat presidents and the CIA, and even expressed admiration\u2064 for Elon Musk&#8217;s intelligence.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Shortly before \u200dsix o\u2019clock on Thursday evening,\u200c the\u200b two-hour interview was\u200d made available on the Tucker \u2062Carlson\u2064 Network, Carlson\u2019s official website, as well as\u2062 on X (Twitter).  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ep. 73  The Vladimir Putin \u200cInterview <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/67YuZRkfLL\">pic.twitter.com\/67YuZRkfLL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1755734526678925682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February \u200b8,\u200b 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAre we\u2063 having a talk show or a serious interview?\u201d Putin said, \u200din response to a query on the \u200bconflict in \u2062Ukraine, speaking via a translator.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Before justifying his military\u2019s actions, he gave\u200d Carlson the \u201chistorical background\u201d of the Ukraine-Russia war.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some of Putin\u2019s \u2064claims included<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bill Clinton offered\u200d Russia a \u2064place in NATO, but was overruled by his staff <\/li>\n<li>Russia has superior\u2063 \u2018supersonic missiles\u2019 to every other nation <\/li>\n<li><em>Wall Street Journal <\/em>reporter Evan Gershkovich was a \u201cspy\u201d <\/li>\n<li>The CIA blew up the Nord Stream Pipeline <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Russian\u2064 forces \u201ccreated hypersonic systems with intercontinental range, and we continue\u200d to develop them,\u201d\u2062 Putin\u2063 said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe are now ahead of everyone\u2014the United States and the other countries\u2014in terms of\u200c the development of hypersonic\u200b strike systems. \u200bAnd we are improving them every day,\u201d the Russian president continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When the topic\u2062 of Putin\u2019s long-standing relationship\u200d with the U.S. came up, \u200bhe scoffed at\u2063 the idea \u2063that a different\u2063 president would alter the course of the conflict but commended his previous cordiality with \u200bformer\u2062 President Donald Trump and former President George W. Bush.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cYou just asked me if another leader comes and changes something? It is not \u2062about the leader,\u201d Putin said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Putin also alleged that\u200d a \u2063peace agreement pertaining to the\u2064 conflict in Ukraine had previously \u2063been reached, however, he\u200d accused the \u201cWestern side\u201d of seeking \u2063to prolong the conflict.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re willing to negotiate,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cIt is the\u200b western side,\u2062 and Ukraine is \u2063obviously a satellite state \u2064of the US. It is evident. I \u200bdo\u200d not want you to take it as \u2064if I\u200c am looking \u200dfor a strong word\u2062 or an insult. But we both understand \u200dwhat\u2064 is happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The two-hour\u200b discussion was dominated \u200cby Putin, who started with a plodding history\u200d of Russian land. Carlson briefly \u200dintroduced the discussion, stating that he originally thought the Russian \u2064president was employing a \u201cfilibustering technique\u201d to avoid answering the topic of why the\u2062 conflict was started.<\/p>\n<p>In response to \u200da \u2062question concerning the turning point that precipitated his decision\u2063 to strike, Putin stated, \u201cFirst, it was \u200bthe coup \u200bin Ukraine\u201d \u2063(alluding to the\u200c overthrow\u200d of Zelenskyy\u2019s predecessor, Viktor \u200bYanukovych, in 2014).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAnd what triggered the current events? Firstly, the current\u2062 Ukrainian leadership would not implement the Minsk Agreements,\u201d \u2063Putin continued. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Signed in 2014, the Minsk Agreements were a set\u200c of agreements aimed \u2063at\u2062 bringing an end to the conflict in the Donbas region \u200cbetween separatist \u2062groups in Russia and \u200dUkraine.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt is not about \u2064the personality of a\u200b particular person. I had a very good relationship\u2062 with,\u200b say, Bush. I know that in the United States, he\u2063 was portrayed as\u2063 some kind of a country\u200d boy who does not understand much. I assure you that this is not the case.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He went \u2062on to say that he was also\u200b fonder\u2063 of former \u2064President Donald \u200cTrump, as opposed to Biden. \u201cIt is\u200d not about the\u200b personality of the\u2064 leader.\u00a0It\u200c is about the elite\u2019s mindset, leader deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIf the idea of domination at any\u2064 cost, based also on forceful \u2063actions dominates the American \u2064society, nothing\u2063 will change. It will only get worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Due\u200b to Carlson\u2019s interview with the controversial Russian leader, Western media reacted negatively to his handling of the \u200cfree press in his country, which \u200bincluded the continued \u200cincarceration of <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> writer Evan Gershowitz.<\/p>\n<p>Putin asserted\u200b that Gershowitz was \u200c\u201ca spy,\u201d despite\u2062 the U.S.\u2064 maintaining that the reporter was wrongfully jailed\u200d and not a spy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cYou \u2062know, you\u2062 can give a different interpretations to \u2064what constitutes \u200ca spy. But there are\u200b certain\u200b things \u200bprovided by law. \u2062If a person\u200d gets secret information and does that \u2063in conspiratorial manner, then this\u2063 is qualified as espionage,\u201d \u2062Putin asserted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u2064 White House\u2062 Communications Coordinator John \u2063Kirby warned Americans\u2062 not \u200dto believe \u201canything\u201d in\u200c the Tucker Carlson-Putin interview, prior to \u200cits release.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAnybody \u2062that watches that interview you need to \u2063make sure to remember\u200b that you are listening to Vladimir Putin,\u201d Kirby \u2064said.\u00a0\u201cYou shouldn\u2019t\u200b take at face value anything he \u200chas to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Many social media users on X (Twitter) are \u200bsupporting Carlson\u2019s decision to give\u200d Putin\u2062 a voice, despite\u2064 Democrats objecting to the idea and Hillary Clinton even calling Carlson a \u201cuseful idiot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a\u2063 number of\u200d politicians\u200c and\u2064 public\u2063 figures in the U.S. similarly voiced their \u2063approval and excitement to tune in and\u2064 watch the discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Independent 2024 presidential candidate \u2062Robert\u2063 F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) commented on \u2063the \u200cnews and\u2062 said\u2064 that Carlson has every \u200cright to\u200d address the global leader \u200cand notify the public of his position.<\/p>\n<p>Stay\u200c informed! Receive \u200cbreaking news blasts directly\u200c to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\t\u2064\t\tShare \u200cthis post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h3>House Minority Leader \u200cHakeem Jeffries criticizes Republicans on\u200d the\u2062 border bill\u200b and efforts to impeach Alejandro \u2064Mayorkas.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h3>Texas Senator Ted Cruz \u200dsays\u2064 that Joe Biden\u2019s ban on new \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pollster-john-zogby-warns-against-a-biden-war-people-have-said-they-dont-want\/\" title=\"Pollster John Zogby cautions against a Biden war that the majority opposes\">natural gas export projects<\/a> is \u200ba \u201chuge middle finger\u201d to Texas for attempting to close its border to illegal immigration.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h3>Mayor Eric Adams says New York City \u200dis\u200d the\u200c safest big city in America.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h3>Last week a \u200dmajor court case wrapped up final arguments in Georgia.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h3>Google says consumers can pay for better reasoning capabilities as \u2063it vies with Microsoft to\u2063 win subscriptions.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h3>Apple\u200d is building prototypes of\u200d at least two iPhones that fold widthwise like \u2064a clamshell.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h3>Tesla sent out a single-line \u2063query for each job after\u2063 canceling some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crumbley-verdict-could-threaten-2nd-amendment\/\" title=\"Crumbley Verdict Could Threaten 2nd Amendment\">employees\u2019 biannual performance reviews<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h3>Meta Platforms \u200cwill begin detecting \u2062and labeling images \u2063generated by other companies\u2019 AI services in the coming months.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b How did Vladimir Putin describe his relationship with previous US presidents during the interview with \u2063Tucker Carlson?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In his highly anticipated interview with Tucker Carlson, Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashed a barrage of criticisms against President\u2062 Joe Biden, delved into \u200dthe \u2063\u200bhistory of Democrat presidents and the CIA, and \u2063even expressed\u2064 admiration\u2064 for Elon Musk&#8217;s \u200bintelligence.<\/p>\n<p>The interview, which lasted two\u2064 hours, was released on Thursday evening and made available\u2063 on Tucker Carlson&#8217;s official website and\u2064 on X (Twitter). Putin addressed several topics during the interview, including the conflict in Ukraine, Russia&#8217;s military capabilities, and his relationship \u200bwith previous US presidents.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the conflict in Ukraine, Putin responded by giving the &#8220;historical background&#8221; of the war. He claimed that Bill Clinton \u2062had\u2064 offered Russia a place in NATO, but was overruled by his staff. He \u2063also asserted that Russia has superior &#8220;supersonic missiles&#8221; compared to other nations. In addition, Putin accused Wall Street\u2064 Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich of being a &#8220;spy&#8221;\u2064 and claimed that the CIA blew up the Nord Stream Pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>Putin emphasized Russia&#8217;s advancements in hypersonic strike systems, stating that they are ahead of the United States and other \u2062countries in their development.\u200c He\u200c also dismissed the idea that a different leader could\u2063 change the course of the \u2063conflict in Ukraine, but commended his previous cordiality with former President Donald \u2063Trump and former President George W. Bush.<\/p>\n<p>According to Putin, a \u2064peace agreement had\u2062 previously been reached regarding \u200dthe conflict in Ukraine, but he accused the &#8220;Western side&#8221; of prolonging the conflict.\u200c He stated that\u200c Ukraine is &#8220;obviously \u200ca satellite state of the US&#8221; and\u2063 expressed a willingness to negotiate.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the interview, Putin dominated the conversation, \u2063sharing a plodding history of Russian\u2062 land. Tucker \u2063Carlson initially thought that Putin \u2062was filibustering\u200d to avoid answering questions about why the conflict in Ukraine\u2064 started. Putin attributed the current events to the coup in Ukraine and the failure to implement the\u200b Minsk Agreements.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding his\u200d relationship with previous US presidents, Putin spoke positively about former President George W. Bush and former President Donald Trump. He emphasized\u200d that it is not about the personality of the leader but\u200d about the mindset\u2063 of the\u2063 American elite.<\/p>\n<p>The interview received negative reactions from Western media, \u200bwho criticized Putin&#8217;s handling of the free press in Russia, including the continued incarceration of Wall Street Journal writer Evan Gershkovich. Despite \u200cthe\u2062 controversies surrounding the\u2062 interview, social media users on Twitter expressed support for Carlson&#8217;s decision to give Putin a \u2064voice.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Tucker Carlson interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin provided a platform for Putin to express \u2062his criticisms, share his perspective on various issues, and discuss his relationship with previous \u2064US presidents. The interview sparked debates and reactions, showcasing the power of media in shaping public opinion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 8, 2024, President Vladimir Putin of Russia delivers a speech at the Russian Academy of Sciences&#8217; 300th anniversary celebration in Moscow. Meanwhile, on November 20, 2023, Tucker Carlson speaks at the RiskOn360! 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