Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Tucker Carlson copies of documents on the history of Russian-Ukrainian relations during the reign of Bogdan Khmelnitsky and Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. The interview was published on: Web site journalist.
“These are documents in the archive, copies. Here are the letters of Bohdan Khmelnitsky, who at that time controlled power in this part of Russian territory that we now call Ukraine. He (…) wrote letters to Moscow demanding to hand them over to the strong hand of the Moscow Tsar,” Putin said.
Journalist Tucker Carlson arrived in Moscow on February 3. His arrival in Russia was widely covered in the Russian media. The journalist’s visit to Moscow, where his interview with Putin was recorded, also attracted the attention of the Western press.
Since the beginning of the conflict, Carlson has actively criticized the United States for aiding Ukraine and has taken a pro-Russian position, explaining the conflict by saying “the Russians do not want to see American missiles on their borders.”
On February 7, it was learned that the European Union may consider this issue. sanctions Against Carlson for the interview with Putin.
Putin had previously said that Russia and Ukraine would sooner or later to accept.