US talk show host Tucker Carlson's interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin began with a rambling half-hour lecture on the history of Russia and Ukraine. Mr Carlson‚ frequently appearing bemused‚ listened as Mr Putin expounded at length about the origins of Russian statehood in the ninth century‚ Ukraine as an artificial state and Polish collaboration with Hitler. It is familiar ground for Mr Putin‚ who infamously penned a 5000-word essay entitled "On the Historical Unity of...

Russian President Vladimir Putin had not been interviewed by an American journalist in almost three years‚ but this week he granted an interview to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. That means‚ of course‚ that Putin still hasn’t been interviewed by an American journalist in three years. He was interviewed by a former Fox News entertainer. The questions we should be asking are‚ why did Putin give an interview to Carlson — and why did he choose to do so now? To be clear‚ my issue isn’t that...

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