Putin makes it clear: Ukraine war is “a question of life and death” for Russia. Putin also discussed his conversation with the right-wing US journalist Tucker Carlson, which had sparked sharp criticism, particularly in the EU.
The interview published on Thursday was the first that Putin conducted with a Western media representative since the invasion of Ukraine. EU representatives in particular criticized the almost two-hour conversation, which discussed the war in Ukraine and Russia's relations with the USA, NATO and the West.