Putin interview becomes a propaganda lesson – attack on NATO territory “completely out of the question”. The 127-minute long interview was recorded on Tuesday (February 6th) and released on Thursday evening (February 8th) during prime time in the USA.

Putin said towards the end of the interview that they were ready for dialogue - the West had to recognize that the conflict could not be won militarily. “Sooner or later this will end in an agreement,” Putin said.