Putin'still setting agenda': What's behind the Tucker Carlson interview. Prominent Russian military bloggers also commented that Putin portrayed the conversation as a new attempt to infiltrate Western media.
Americans “traditionally know little” about foreign countries and it is important for Putin to convey his “historical vision,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Putin falsely wanted to signal that he was ready to talk to the West, according to another source close to the government. Russia is now allied with China, but only because the US leadership pressured Moscow to do so.