He deifies Trump, blames Clinton, and claims the CIA blew up Nord Stream

the Russian President Vladimir Putin They targeted their president United States of America Joe Biden, former President Bill Clinton and the CIA in his long-awaited interview with Tucker Carlson, in which he deifies Donald Trump, praises George W. Bush and calls Elon Musk “very smart.” At the same time, he declared his willingness to negotiate war in Ukraine, made clear that he would not attack a NATO member state, and noted that the West fears a powerful China more than a powerful Russia.

The two-hour interview was posted on Carlson's website, the Tucker Carlson Network, just before 6pm on Thursday (local time). SS. 01:00 Greek time).

Speaking through an interpreter, Putin began to answer a question about the ongoing war Ukraine With: “Are we having a talk show or a serious interview?”

Carlson then gave “historical background” to the conflict in Ukraine, before defending his military actions, while also making a series of serious claims such as that Bill Clinton offered Russia a NATO seat, but White House staff rejected it. Russia It has superior “hypersonic missiles” to any other country, that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is a “spy,” and that the CIA blew up the Nord Stream pipeline. Putin praised his country's military strength, saying that Russian forces “have created hypersonic systems with an intercontinental range, and we are continuing to develop them. We are now ahead of everyone, the United States and other countries in developing hypersonic strike systems. We are working on Improve it every day.

Vladimir Putin said that Russia's defeat in the war in Ukraine is “impossible by definition.”

“There were rumors about the need to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield,” the Russian president said. “In my opinion, this is impossible by definition. It will never happen.”

The 2014 coup in Ukraine was organized by the CIA

When asked about the decisive moment when he decided to launch his attack, Putin replied: “First, it was the coup in Ukraine” – a reference to the overthrow of Zelensky’s predecessor Viktor Yanukovych in 2014.

“And what triggered the current events? First, the current leadership of Ukraine will not implement the Minsk Agreements. The Minsk Agreements were a series of treaties that sought to end the Donbass war between Ukraine and Russian separatist groups, and were signed in 2014.

“It is clear that the coup in Ukraine was organized by the CIA,” the Russian president said, alluding to miscalculation by the Russian leadership as well.

“Ukraine’s new leadership began attacks in Donbas against the civilian population with artillery and air force while NATO was promising to open its doors to the Ukrainian regime. He added: “We cannot remain indifferent, as this could destroy Russia itself while our Russian brothers cannot be left at the mercy of their masterminds.” The coup in Donbass.

Putin pointed out that then-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych agreed to hold early elections, but the coup plotters had other plans, with the support of European countries such as France and Germany.

As talk turned to Putin's relationship with the United States, he thought a change in president would change the outcome of the war — but he praised Trump.

“You just asked me if another leader comes in and changes anything? It's not about the leader,” he said, emphasizing the good personal relationship he has with Donald Trump.

“It has nothing to do with the character of a particular person. Let's say I have a very good relationship with Bush. I know that in the United States he is portrayed as a kind of peasant who does not understand much. I assure you that this is not the case.”

He went on to say that he had a similarly warm relationship with former President Donald Trump, saying: “It is not about the personality of the leader. This is the elite mentality. If the idea of ​​dominance at all costs, based on dynamic actions, dominates American society, nothing will change. “It will get worse.”

US and EU lead Istanbul talks to ruins – Our goal is to cleanse Ukraine of Nazism

Putin impressively claimed that a peace deal on the Ukrainian war was close to being reached, and accused the “Western side” of wanting the war to drag on as long as possible.

He added: “We are ready to negotiate.”

“It's the western side, and Ukraine appears to be a satellite state of the United States. It's clear. I don't want you to take this as if I'm looking for a strong word or an insult. But we both understand what's going on.”

He added: “As soon as the military operation began in 2022, Russia was ready for negotiations for a peaceful solution to the crisis, and this was demonstrated in the Istanbul talks. Then the United States and its satellites in the European Union informed us that it was not right to hold talks with Russian forces outside Kiev and we withdrew them.” But the West has made its decisions,” stressed the Russian President, who made it clear that cleansing Ukraine of Nazism remains the main goal of the special military operation.

Referring to the issue of negotiations, Putin stated that the Ukrainian president also prohibited them under the law, and in his response to a related question from an American journalist, he stressed that he had to speak with the American president before the war in Ukraine began.

He added: “You are making a mistake of historic proportions by supporting everyone in Ukraine. If you want to know what Biden said about this and nuclear weapons, ask him.”

The West fears a strong China more than it fears a strong Russia

“The West fears a strong China more than it fears a strong Russia, because Russia’s population is 150 million people, while China’s population is 1.5 billion people. Putin stressed that its economy is growing very quickly, or 5% annually.

The Nord Stream pipeline sabotage was carried out by the CIA

When asked if he knew who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines, the Russian leader laughed and replied: “Absolutely.” Tucker Carlson joked that he was busy that day, and Putin continued, saying, “You personally may have an excuse, but the CIA doesn't.”

The Russian President continued: “You know, I will not go into details, but people always say in such cases, look for someone interested.”

“But in this case, we should not only look for an interested person, but also someone with the potential, because there may be many interested parties, but not everyone at the bottom of the Baltic Sea is able to carry out such an order.” . Explosion.

These two components must be connected.

Who is interested and who is able to do this?

We will not attack any NATO country

In a message against Russophobia, Putin made it clear that Russia would not attack any NATO country, and mentioned Poland and Latvia by name.

The Russian President ruled out the possibility of his country's armed forces invading Poland or Latvia, countries in which Russia has “no interests,” during an interview conducted by American broadcaster Tucker Carlson this week and broadcast yesterday afternoon, Thursday, in the United States (01:00). Greek time).

“We have no interests in Poland, Latvia or anywhere else. Why would we do this? “Can you imagine a scenario in which Russian troops would be sent to Poland,” the Russian president answered in response to a question about whether.

Putin considers it possible to reach a “deal” to release American journalist Ivan Gershkovich

The Russian President said that it is likely to reach an agreement to release American journalist Ivan Gershkovich, who has been detained in Russia for nearly a year.

“I think we can reach an agreement,” he added. “There are no taboos in settling this issue. We are ready to resolve it, but some conditions are under discussion through special services channels,” he added.

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