Putin ‘Ready to Talk’ on Releasing Journalist

“Tucker Carlson’s interview with Russian leader Vladimir Putin that aired on the former Fox News journalist’s website on Thursday evening lasted for more than two hours,” Axios reports.

“In Putin’s first sit-down in Moscow with a Western interviewer since his forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, he dropped more hints about releasing detained Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich in a possible prisoner swap.”

“Putin used much of the interview to provide lengthy revisionist historical accounts on matters such as Eastern Europe from the 9th century onwards (more than 30 minutes of uninterrupted monologue) and the expansion of NATO while also on occasions praising China.”

Washington Post: Putin, in rambling interview, barely lets Tucker Carlson get a word in.