Putin interview with Tucker Carlson: Kremlin approaches Trump. Carlson called the Western media "corrupt" and accused it of lying as he confirmed in a video on Tuesday that he was in Moscow to meet with the president.
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.