Putin in an interview: A welcome stage for the Kremlin boss. Putin speaks of an “imaginary Russian threat” As expected, Putin dominated the conversation, while Carlson refrained from describing the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine as such.

Putin said towards the end of the interview that they were ready for dialogue - the time for talks had come because the conflict could not be won militarily. “Once this realization has set in, they (the West) need to think about what to do next”