'He was trying to stay alive': Internet quips as Vladimir Putin expresses dissatisfaction with Tucker Carlson interview

MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, February 14, voiced his displeasure with Tucker Carlson's contentious interview with him, accusing Carlson of posing softball questions.

Politico claims that Putin said to Russian interviewer Pavel Zarubin, "I honestly thought he would be aggressive and ask so-called sharp questions. And I wasn’t just ready for that, I wanted it because it would have given me the opportunity to respond sharply in kind."

Vladimir Putin remains unsatisfied with Tucker Carlson's interview

Putin added, "He tried to interrupt me several times, but still, surprisingly for a Western journalist, he turned out to be patient and listened to my lengthy dialogues, especially those related to history, and didn’t give me a reason to do what I was ready for. So frankly, I didn’t get complete satisfaction from this interview."

This month, Carlson caused a stir when he became the first American journalist to speak with Putin in Moscow following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Putin belittled the former Fox News anchor for being turned down by the CIA and gave Carlson a long monologue on Russian history during the two-hour interview.

Vladimir Putin opens up about his interview

Putin decided to meet with Carlson, according to the Kremlin, since his perspective on the Russo-Ukrainian War was different from the "one-sided" reportage of many Western media sources.

Using the opportunity, the Russian leader spoke extensively about the crisis and blamed Ukraine for initiating it, a charge Carlson accepted.

The greatest attack on a European nation since World War II was justified by Putin with the words, "We were protecting our people, ourselves, our homeland, and our future." The invasion took place in February 2022.

He also laid part of the blame for the continuation of the conflict on the United States. "If you really want to stop fighting, you need to stop supplying weapons. It will be over within a few weeks. That’s it," he said.

Internet reacts to Vladimir Putin's dissatisfaction with the interview

Several internet users made witty remarks on social media when the Russian president opened up about his dissatisfaction with the Tucker Carlson interview.

A user tweeted, "Tucker was trying to stay alive" whereas one mentioned, "Tucker did not want to “accidentally” fall out of a window.."

A user also added, "Well if he didn’t go back to the year 600 and give an hour-long history lesson then he might have had time to ask them," and another echoed the same perspective and said, "Maybe he should not have spent so much time on his history."

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