Dutch Uncle
* Tertia Optio * Defend the Constitution
Nowadays? I'm thinking "Yes, Putin won't let himself be interviewed by anyone he can't control".So, you think that everyone who interviews Putin is his "buddy"? Megyn Kelly on MSDNC interviewed Putin... and Keir Simmons of NBC has interviewed Putin... are they "pals" of Putin or just folks you don't like that interviewed Putin (I realize that would then probably make Megyn Kelly a Putin pal since she was on Fox before she was on MSDNC, but probably not Keir Simmons in that case).
Here is an English transcript of an ABC interview with Putin. I don't even know who interviewed him, but it wasn't Tucker. Maybe you can find out who his new "buddy" is from ABC for us?
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/21392
Inquiring minds want to know.
Megyn was 2018 BC (Before COVID).
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/watch...sident-vladimir-putin-in-moscow-1182777923615
Keir's interview was June 2021 AC but before Ukraine (Feb 2022). Lots of Putin lies here. LOL
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/...ve-interview-russia-s-vladimir-putin-n1270649
I don't know who interviewed Putin in your link, but it was only a couple months after 9/11. Historical context helps with understanding the changes in dynamics.
Tucker needed a win and, IMO, promised a softball interview with Putin in order to secure it. Putin's paranoia would have prevented him from giving any interviews he couldn't control.