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Putin urges Ukraine talks, hints at prisoner swap for Gershkovich in Carlson interview
Russian President Vladimir Putin used an interview with Tucker Carlson to urge the US to recognize Moscow's interests and persuade Ukraine to engage in talks.
Putin denied any intention to expand the war in Ukraine to other countries, including Poland and Latvia.
Carlson's interview with Putin provided the Russian leader with access to a large American audience ahead of the US presidential election.
Mr Putin again argues that Ukraine is not a country of its own and that Russia has historic right to its neighbour. In an uncritical interview with the media profile Tucker Carlson, Putin is allowed to express his views on history — something that receives sharp criticism. “Putin's lengthy history lecture is pure nonsense,” says Kristian Gerner, professor emeritus at Lund University.