On Thursday, Vladimir Putin’s interview with controversial political talk show host Tucker Carlson was released.
The former Fox News star has sparked controversy with his previous comments that many saw as sympathetic to the Russian President.
During a two-hour interview, Putin went on a long diatribe about Russian history.
He also mocked Carlson for wanting to join the CIA, warned the West of a global conflict if US troops entered Ukraine, and falsely suggested that Poland had somehow been at fault for Germany’s invasion of the country before World War Two.
Putin also said that an “arrogant” Boris Johnson is the reason the Ukraine war is still raging on, claiming he sabotaged a peace deal.
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Nile Gardiner, Director of The Heritage Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, tells the Daily Express US that Putin is a “dangerous man” who will want Russian forces to “massacre” people across Europe.
He said: “Putin just comes across as a thug really. Putin is just a tyrant, dictator, and a bully. It is evident that he lives in his own delusional world.
“He is a hated and reviled figure. He sounds completely deranged in this interview.
“At the same time, he is incredibly dangerous. Europe has to be on its guard as to what Putin will do next in Europe.
“Clearly he has his sights set on territory beyond Ukraine. He is an evil dictator who would love to massacre large numbers of people in eastern, central, and western Europe.”
The Russian president also said that he had “no interest” in attacking Poland or Latvia in his interview with Carlson.
He said: “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.”
However, in January 2022, Putin said he had no plans to invade Ukraine. Russian troops entered the country at the end of February that year.
