Putin’s most insane moments in Tucker Carlson interview

Summary

In the transcript, Putin denies Russian territorial ambitions, saying invading Poland or elsewhere makes no sense as Russia lacks interest. He accuses Ukraine's leader of Nazi ties and refusing to negotiate peace. On Nord Stream, Putin alleges 'who is interested and capable' applies, implicating but not explicitly naming Western interests. He admits detaining a US journalist to possibly exchange. Overall Putin projects Russian strength and blames the West while allowing some openness on selected issues.

Takeaways

• 😡 Putin accuses Ukraine's government of supporting neo-Nazism and wants to prohibit such movements
• 😟 Putin claims Russia has no territorial interests beyond Ukraine
• 💣 Putin alleges Western countries blew up Nord Stream pipelines
• 😠 Putin says proving Russia's accusations against the West is difficult due to their control of global media
• 🤝 Putin says Ukraine previously agreed to Russia's terms but later backtracked under Western pressure
• ⏳ Putin says Russia remains open to negotiations if Ukraine cancels its decree prohibiting talks
• 😐 Putin neither confirms nor denies holding US journalist Evan gersovitz hostage
• 😕 Putin suggests exchanging gersovitz for concessions from the US
• 🤔 Putin implies Russian intelligence agencies are negotiating gersovitz's release behind the scenes
• 🙏 Putin says an agreement on releasing gersovitz could be reached if the US takes 'reciprocal steps'

Q & A

What is the main aim mentioned in the script that has not yet been achieved?

The main aim mentioned that has not yet been achieved is the denazification, specifically the prohibition of Neo-Nazi movements.

What does the script imply about the Ukrainian president's actions in Canada?

The script implies that the Ukrainian president, during his visit to Canada, applauded a man who served in the SS troops during World War II, suggesting a controversial stance on historical figures associated with Nazism.

What is the speaker's stance on the possibility of Russian troops being sent to Poland?

The speaker states that Russian troops would only be sent to Poland if Poland attacks Russia, emphasizing that Russia has no interest in Poland or similar territorial ambitions.

According to the script, what is the speaker's view on the likelihood of a global war involving Russia?

The speaker believes that the possibility of Russia getting involved in a global war is against common sense, as such a war would bring humanity to the brink of destruction.

What is the speaker's perspective on the use of nuclear weapons by Russia?

The speaker dismisses the idea that Russia would use tactical nuclear weapons, implying that such fears are used to extort money from U.S. and European taxpayers.

Who does the speaker suggest might be responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline explosion?

The speaker suggests that entities with both the interest and capability, such as NATO, the U.S. CIA, or Western powers, might be responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline explosion.

What challenge does the speaker mention in presenting evidence against the West in the context of propaganda?

The speaker mentions the difficulty in presenting evidence against the West due to the control of global media by the United States and large European media being ultimately owned by American financial institutions.

What is the speaker's view on the possibility of resuming negotiations with Ukraine?

The speaker suggests that negotiations with Ukraine could resume if the Ukrainian president cancels his decree prohibiting negotiations, implying openness to dialogue.

What is indicated about Evan Gershovitz's situation?

Evan Gershovitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, has been imprisoned for almost a year, and the script implies there might be conditions for his release involving reciprocal actions by 'partners'.

What does the speaker say about reciprocal gestures in international relations?

The speaker notes that despite Russia's numerous gestures of goodwill, they have not seen similar reciprocation from their partners, suggesting a perceived imbalance in international relations.

Outlines

00:00

😈 Accusations of Nazism in Ukraine's Leadership

Paragraph 1 discusses accusations of Nazism in Ukraine's current leadership. It references a Canadian Parliament event honoring a Ukrainian man who served in Hitler's SS troops during WWII and killed Russians and Jews. The paragraph also mentions President Zelenskyy's Jewish heritage and questions how Ukraine can allow glorification of Nazism given this.

05:00

🤔 Evidence of Western Involvement in Nord Stream Explosions

Paragraph 2 talks about the Nord Stream pipeline explosions. When asked if he has evidence NATO or the CIA were involved, Putin says while he won't share details, analysts should look for who had interest and capability to carry out such an attack. He implies the West meets both criteria but admits Russia likely can't win the propaganda war to convince the world.

Keywords

💡Nazification

Putin refers to the 'nazification' of Ukraine, meaning the rise and tolerance of neo-Nazi movements there. He uses this to justify Russia's invasion, claiming the aim is to prohibit these far-right groups. However, the existence and influence of such groups in Ukraine is often exaggerated by Russian propaganda.

💡Territorial aims

When asked if he would be satisfied with only the territory Russia has captured in Ukraine so far, Putin unequivocally denies having any further territorial ambitions across Europe. He argues that trying to take more land would go against Russia's interests and common sense.

💡Nord Stream explosions

Putin directly accuses the West and US intelligence of being behind the Nord Stream pipeline explosions, likely as an attempt to frame Russia. However, he admits having no concrete evidence, only suspicions based on motives and capabilities.

💡Global war

Putin states plainly that Russia has no intention of provoking a wider global war, as that would bring humanity to the brink of destruction. This seems to contradict Western narratives about his supposed aim of reviving the Soviet empire.

💡Weakening Russia

An interesting admission - Putin claims the West is trying to weaken Russia as much as possible through the war in Ukraine. This suggests the conflict is viewed more as a bid to diminish Russia's power rather than solely a defense of Ukraine.

💡Reciprocity

When asked about a potential prisoner exchange for a jailed American journalist, Putin says Russia has shown much goodwill without reciprocity from the West. However, he indicates an exchange could still happen if the US takes 'reciprocal steps'.

💡Propaganda

Putin argues that it's very difficult for Russia to win the propaganda war against the US due to America's control over global media. This seems to implicitly acknowledge Russia's struggles to control the narrative around the Ukraine invasion.

💡Negotiations

Despite earlier failed attempts, Putin claims Russia remains open to negotiate with Ukraine. However, the ball is portrayed as being in Ukraine's court to make the next move towards talks by reversing its decree prohibiting negotiations.

💡Evidence

At multiple points, Putin claims Western accusations lack concrete evidence - whether regarding Russia's territorial ambitions, the Nord Stream explosions, or alleged war crimes. Russia is portrayed as the reasonable party simply asking to 'see the evidence'.

💡Decency

When asked about a prisoner exchange, Putin argues Russia has shown much goodwill and 'decency' without reciprocity from the West. Framing the move as 'decent' suggests a contrast between Russia's reasonableness and others' hostility.

Highlights

Claims NATO and the West blew up Nord Stream pipelines

Says Ukraine has not achieved its aims of prohibiting neo-Nazi movements

Notes Ukrainian parliament applauded a man who served in the SS and killed Russians and Jews

Says Russia has no territorial interests in Poland or elsewhere in Europe

Claims a global war would bring humanity to the brink of destruction

Accuses the West of trying to weaken Russia in the war in Ukraine

Says it's clear to the whole world who blew up Nord Stream

Notes Ukraine agreed to a negotiated settlement but was dissuaded by the UK

Says Ukraine issued a decree prohibiting negotiations with Russia

Willing to release jailed US journalist as a goodwill gesture if US reciprocates

Says prisoner exchange must be discussed between intelligence agencies first

Accuses the US of controlling global media narratives

Claims US media is ultimately owned by American financial institutions

Says shining a spotlight on Russia's information sources won't achieve results

Notes that even American analysts openly discuss who blew up Nord Stream

Transcripts

who blew up

nordstream you for sure I was busy that

day I mean have you achieved your

aims uh no we haven't achieved our aims

yet because one of them is the

nazification this means the prohibition

of all kinds of Neo-Nazi movements this

is one of the problems that we discussed

during the negotiation process which and

inul early this

year would you be satisfied with the

territory that you have

now I will finish answering the question

you just asked a question about

neo-nazism and the nazification

look the president of Ukraine visited

Canada the story is well known but being

silenced in the Western Country

the Canadian Parliament introduced a man

who as the speaker of the parliament

said fought against the Russians during

the World War II well who fought against

the Russians during the World War II

Hitler and his

accomplices it turned out that this man

served in the SS troops he personally

killed Russians bus and

Jews the S troops consisted of Ukrainian

nationalists who did this dirty work the

president Ukraine stood up with the

entire parliament of Canada and

applauded this man how can this be

imagined the president of Ukraine

himself by the way is a Jew by

nationality really my question is what

do you do about it I mean Hitler's been

dead for 80 years Nazi Germany no longer

exists and so true and so I think what

you're saying is you want to extinguish

or at least control Ukrainian

nationalism but how how do you do

that listen to me your question is very

sub and I can tell you what I think do

not take

offense of course can you imagine a

scenario where you sent Russian troops

to

Poland only in one case if Poland

attacks Russia why because we have no

interest in Poland lvia or anywhere else

why would we do that we simply don't

have any interest it's just threat

mongering well the argument I know you

know this is that well he invaded

Ukraine he has territorial aims across

the continent and you're saying

unequivocally you

don't Absolut

it is absolutely out of the

question you just don't have to be any

kind of analist it goes against common

sense to get involved in some kind of a

global

war and a global war will bring all

Humanity to the brink of Destruction

it's

obvious there are certainly means of

deterrence they have been scaring

everyone with us all along so tomorrow

Russia will use tactical nuclear weapons

tomorrow Russia will use that no the day

after tomorrow so

what in order to extort additional money

from us taxpayers and European taxpayers

in the confrontation with Russia in the

Ukrainian theater of

war the goal is to weaken Russia as much

as possible who blew up

nordstream you for sure I was busy that

day Nate do you have

do uh I did not blow up north stream uh

thank you

though you personally may have an alibi

but the CIA has no such

Alibi do do you have evidence that NATO

or CIA did

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it you know I won't get into details but

people always say in such cases look for

someone who is interested but in this

case we should not only look for someone

who is interested but also for someone

who has capabilities because there may

be many people interested but not all of

them are capable of sinking to the

bottom of the Baltic Sea and carrying

out this

explosion these two components should be

connected who is interested and who is

capable of doing it Services your inel

services you would

that NATO the US CIA the West did this

why wouldn't you present it and win a

propaganda

victory in the war of propaganda it is

very difficult to defeat the United

States because the United States

controls all the world's media and many

European media the ultimate beneficiary

of the biggest European media are

American financial

institutions don't you know

that so it is possible to get involved

in this work but it is cost prohibitive

so to speak we can simply Shine the

spotlight on our sources of information

and we will not achieve

results it is clear to the whole world

what happened and even American analysts

talk about it

directly we negotiated with Ukraine inul

we agreed he was aware of this moreover

the negotiation group leader Mr Aria is

his last name I believe still heads the

faction of the ruling Party The Party of

the president in the

Rada he still heads the presidential

faction in the Rada the country's

Parliament he still sits there he even

put his preliminary signature on the

document I am telling you about but then

he publicly stated to the whole world we

were ready to sign this document but Mr

Johnson then the prime Minister of Great

Britain came and dissuaded us from doing

this saying it was better to fight

Russia they would give everything needed

for us to return what was lost during

the clashes with Russia and we agreed

with this proposal look his statement

has been published he said it

publicly can they return to this or not

the question is do they want it or

not further on President of Ukraine

issued a decree prohibiting negoti with

us let him cancel that decree and that's

it we have never refused negotiations

indeed Evan gersovitz who's the Wall

Street Journal reporter he's

32 um and he's been in prisoned for

almost a year uh this is a huge story in

the United States and I just want to ask

you directly without getting into the

tales of it or your version of what

happened if as a sign of your decency

you would be willing to release him to

us and we'll bring him back to the

United States

we have done so many gestures of good

willll out of decency that I think we

have run out of

them we have never seen anyone

reciprocate to us in a similar

manner however in theory we can say that

that we do not rule out that we can do

that if our partners take reciprocal

steps when I talk about the partners I

first of all refer to special

services special services are in contact

with one another they are talking about

the matter in

question there is no taboo to settle

this issue we are willing to solve it

but there are certain terms being

discussed via special services

channels I believe an agreement can be

reached