The least we can say is that Vladimir Putin remains constant.
After recently stating that a defeat for Russia in Ukraine was “impossible”, the Russian president goes further.
In an excerpt from an interview published this Sunday on the social networks of journalist Pavel Zaroubin, Vladimir Putin assured that “what is happening” in Ukraine is a “question of life and death” for Russia, while he does not For the West, it is only a matter of “improving its tactical position”.
The Russian president returned to his recent interview with American host Tucker Carlson, very popular among conservatives.
This interview was the first given by Vladimir Putin to a Western media since the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine in February 2022. It was highly scrutinized and watched more than 200 million times on X (formerly Twitter).
Exclusive: Tucker Carlson Interviews Vladimir Putin https://t.co/qAooHw6lDd via @YouTube
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In this message lasting more than two hours to the Americans and Europeans, Vladimir Putin notably assured that a defeat for Russia in Ukraine was “impossible” while saying he was ready for a “dialogue” with the West.
According to him, NATO's eastward development is a worrying factor for Russia's security.
But the triggering factor for the operation in Ukraine was, according to him, the “total” refusal of the Ukrainian authorities of the Minsk agreements.
of 2014 and 2015 in Donbass.
🔴🔥President Putin returns to his interview with Tucker Carlson (🎦 dubbed into 🇫🇷).
Listen carefully to this interview, conducted by Pavel Zaroubine, during the Technology Forum.
🔴We must stand together in the face of this censorship which has reached new heights since the interview… pic.twitter.com/f8Pxo9W3Tf
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