Did you watch the Vladimir Putin interview with Tucker Carlson? If so, what did you think?

[Nick_Halden]

From my view, this interview was one of the most interesting things in the news cycle. The first interview with the President of Russia since the war commenced? I have only heard one side of this story from western journalists (political commentators, more accurately, as there are few real journalists anymore). It demanded to be watched, regardless of one's politics. Most people in the world have been affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine / America's proxy war with Russia via supplying billions of dollars and munitions to Ukraine. If you do not have serious concerns of escalation and global war, considering this conflict is really between two nuclear powers, you have most likely been effected by the economic consequences. The interview did not go how I was expecting. It was very strange. If I took anything away — from the first 30 minutes alone, with Putin waxing poetic about the history of Russia back to the 9th century — it showed the stark contrast between him and our leaders in the west who should be dementia patients in an elderly home, not running a country.

[Alexandrubaschet08]

Putin had talk about a history that is only in his own head. He even recreate a diferent history of my country, with made me to want to brake the laptop.

[Nick_Halden]

Interesting. Could you tell more, I'm genuinely interested? Also, where are you from?

My vaguely informed view, for context:
I'm in total honesty not well read enough on the history of Russia or Ukraine, and certainly not going back to the 9th century, to be able to recognize Putin's BS. It seems like his most honest answer to the question 'why did you invade' would be what he gave in the beginning, that being NATO expansion. Not, Oh, we have a right to the land and the people on Eastern Ukraine because... history.

All I see the war as is a spat between Russia being provoked by the CIA, who sent Boris Johnson to shut down any peace negotiations that were under way. All I know is that I see any politicians moralistic grandstanding about beating the Russians to be reprehensible. They will never be the ones sending their sons to die over there. It will be me. They will not be the one who is affected by the economic recession, it will be me who can no longer afford to eat proper meals. Etc. Point is, anyone who wants to prolong a war, but can't even define what victory looks like is my actual enemy.

[Alexandrubaschet08]

In East Europe we go to the very end, the "victori" will be achived when Russia will go back in theyr pre 2014 borders.
Nobady from East Europe want peace negociation with Russia as long they have army on other country whitch they never want them.

[Nick_Halden]

Interesting. See, at least you can define what you want, and I can respect that. And you are not asking for me to come fight your battles. Are you from Ukraine?

Me being from America, I just see our own porous southern boarder and fail to understand why we are so concerned with every other country except our own. We have 20 million people flooding in from across the globe — that's more people than are in many of our states. They will never assimilate to our culture, not that we have any real culture or nationalistic identity left, sadly.

[Alexandrubaschet08]

I'm not from Ukraine but i dorder them and have my history conected with Russia (like moust of East Europe).
For u USA your visa sostem is very bad, even me i will cross illigal your border in order to grt my dream life there. Yoj guys need to understand you are a very atractive nation from many, many points of views, and need to finde a way to accept more forenayght in your country who want to work for u.
My dream is even to be American citazian.

[Billlewis]

I don't typically pay much attention to that. Whatever happens, happens.

[laly520]

I watched it

[Nick_Halden]

Any thoughts about it?

[Akam93]

I watched parts of it.

[Jennz6]

No but I wish I had watched it