Scott Ritter on the Tucker and Putin interview

Scott Ritter: "Tucker Carlson has sat down with Russian President Vladimir Putin and for over two hours they conducted a much anticipated interview that probably didn't go the way that anybody envisioned it to go. Let's first of all give credit where credit is due. This interview would not have occurred if it weren't for Tucker Carlson for his brand, for his persistence and frankly speaking for his professionalism. His reputation got him into the Kremlin, got him where he was positioned to sit down and talk with the Russian president. We should also give credit to the Russian president for being willing to sit down and engage in this dialogue.

Was it everything it could have been? No. I mean Tucker Carlson is an interviewer. He's not a Russian expert. He's not a Russian historian, he's not somebody versed in the complexities of Russian life. Vladimir Putin is a Russian president. He is a man who knows Russian history. He knows the Russian soul. And if you listen to this interview, you would know that this was very much a tour the force, where the Russian president was introducing an American audience to the nuances of Russian history into the complexities of the Russian soul. And if you don't understand Russian history and you don't understand the Russian soul, then you're basically on a journey without a map. And I think that's the value of this interview."

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