President Vladimir Putin said to West what is Russian defeat in Ukraine “impossible”in a long interview with the American conservative journalist Tucker Carlsonbroadcast on Thursday.
Carlson, close to the White House candidate and former Republican president donald trumpasked few difficult questions and listened to Putin’s views on Russian history, who portrayed the country as a victim of Western betrayals.
The Russian president defended his decision to invade Ukraine in February 2022 and said that the West now realizes that Russia will not be defeateddespite the help of the United States, Europe and NATO to kyiv.
“There has been uproar and shouting about inflicting strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield but now they are apparently realizing that it is difficult to achieve, if at all possible. In my opinion, it is impossible by definition“, he claimed. “It’s never going to happen”.
He also took the opportunity to transmit a message to the United States Congress, where Republicans, under the influence of Trump, are increasingly reluctant to continue supporting Ukraine with weapons and military aid.
“I will tell you what we are saying on this matter and what we are conveying to American leaders. If they really want to stop fighting, they must stop supplying weapons“, said.
Putin says Russia has no interest in attacking Poland or Latvia
Asked whether Moscow would consider invading other countries in the region such as Poland and Latvia, which are members of NATO, or in general throughout the European continent, Putin responded that he had “no interest”.
“Can you imagine a scenario in which you send Russian troops to Poland?” Carlson asked. “Only in one case, if Poland attacks Russia”Putin responded. And he added: “We have no interest in Poland, Latvia or anywhere else. Why would we do it? “We simply have no interest.”
He also ruled out that relations between Washington and Moscow will change with the election of a new American president on November 5, probably in a duel between the Democrat Joe Biden and trump.
“Did you just ask me if another leader comes and changes something? It’s not about the leader. It’s not about the personality of a particular person,” he answered in the interview, recorded Tuesday.
There were no comments on the Putin – Trump relationship
When he was president and since he was defeated by Biden in the 2020 presidential election, Trump has repeatedly praised Putin.
The Republican magnate has not condemned the invasion of Ukraine and He states in his rallies that if he were re-elected he could resolve the war in “24 hours”, although without saying how. On the contrary, Biden has called Putin a “war criminal” and made support for the Ukrainian government one of the priorities of his presidency.
In the more than two-hour interview with the former Fox News host, Putin also estimated that “an agreement can be reached” regarding the American journalist. Evan Gershkovich, detained for almost a year.
“There is no taboo to resolve this matter. We are ready to solve it, but there are certain terms that are being discussed through the channels of special services. I think an agreement can be reached“he declared.
Source: Ambito
