Talking of the objectives of what he referred to as the “particular army operation” in Ukraine, Putin stated that they had but to be achieved, as a result of one of many goals “is de-Nazification.” For the primary time, Putin expanded on what he means by that. “This implies the prohibition of all types of neo-Nazi actions. We’ve got to eliminate these individuals who keep this idea and help this apply and attempt to protect it,” he stated.
Requested about when he final spoke to U.S. President Joe Biden, Putin stated “I can’t keep in mind once I talked to him,” including that the 2 final spoke earlier than the Feb. 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Carlson by no means talked about former President Donald Trump by title, however Putin did. “I had such private relationship with Trump,” he stated, including he additionally personally favored George W. Bush.
Requested for his ideas on X proprietor Elon Musk, Putin stated he was rumored to have implanted a chip in a human mind, including: “I feel there’s no stopping Elon Musk. He’ll do as he sees match.”
Requested about Evan Gershkovich, the 32-year-old Wall Avenue Journal correspondent who has been in pre-trial detention for nearly a 12 months on espionage expenses — allegations he and his employer have strongly rebuffed — Putin stated the 2 nations’ particular companies have been “in touch with each other” and there was “no taboo to settle this difficulty.”
“He’s not only a journalist. I reiterate. He’s a journalist who’s secretly getting confidential info,” Putin stated in reply to Carlson’s objections that Gershkovich is clearly not a spy.