Putin interview with Tucker Carlson: Kremlin approaches Trump. “Carlson is smart and his agenda is clear and Putin will work brilliantly to reinforce the false narrative about Ukraine, weaken and strengthen Trump," wrote Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesman.
The Kremlin's decision to allow the interview shows that Putin is interested in building bridges: to Donald Trump's MAGA movement and to its elements within the Republicans. It appears to reflect the Kremlin's hope that Donald Trump would return to the presidency and Republicans would continue to block U.S. military aid to Ukraine.