Tucker Carlson continues Putin PR tour in Dubai

Tucker Carlson has continued his Putin PR tour – as he instructed a convention in Dubai that the Russian President desires ‘peace’ and Moscow is ‘a lot nicer and safer’ than any American metropolis. 

As if talking on behalf of Vladimir Putin, Carlson claimed the chief is prepared to compromise on Ukraine after having an ‘off the document’ chat with him on the Kremlin. 

Tucker, 54, questioned Putin final week in a blockbuster interview – which noticed Putin management the narrative and make a sequence of claims about his invasion of Ukraine.

Carlson was slammed by world leaders for being a ‘fawning stooge’ throughout the chat and for betraying his nation and viewers for his lack of rigorous questioning. 

Now, throughout a speech on the World Government Summit in Dubai on Monday, Tucker has mentioned that Moscow is ‘a lot nicer’ than any metropolis within the United States.

He instructed the group: ‘What was stunning for me what the town of Moscow, the place I had by no means been. The greatest metropolis in Europe, 13 million folks. 

‘It is a lot nicer than any metropolis in my nation. I had no thought. It is a lot cleaner, and safer and prettier, aesthetically. Its structure, meals, and companies than in any metropolis within the United States. And this isn’t ideological. 

He posed the query: ‘How did that occur?’ 

Carlson began evaluating the subway in New York City to components of the Russian capital that he noticed. 

He mentioned: ‘If you’ll be able to’t use the subway, which many individuals level out in reference to New York, as a result of it is too harmful there, you then begin to surprise what the aim of management is.’ 

Carlson additionally instructed the UAE crowd that the longer the conflict drags on, the much less incentive Putin has to achieve an settlement with Ukraine. 

He mentioned: ‘First issues first, Putin desires to get out of this conflict. Russia’s industrial potential is much more profound than we thought it was. 

‘Russia is having a reasonably straightforward time making missiles, rockets, and artillery shells, whereas NATO would not.’ 

Carlson additionally instructed the World Government Summit that primarily based on the pair’s dialogue, he believes Putin is now ready to come back to a compromise with Zelensky – two years after he launched his brutal invasion.

He admitted that he had off-the-record chats with Putin whereas in Russia. 

‘Of course, the very work of the leaders of any nation on this planet, besides maybe the United States throughout a unipolar world, forces them to discover a compromise. This is what is known as diplomacy,’ Carlson mentioned, in response to the Russian News Agency TASS.

‘And he [Putin] is amongst them (leaders who’re prepared to hunt a compromise).’

But Carlson mentioned Russia will solely get stronger, and that the West should think about this.

The World Governments Summit is an annual occasion held within the United Arab Emirates – bringing collectively leaders in authorities from plenty of international locations to debate a spread of matters about our fashionable world. 

Tucker’s interview with Putin, held on Tuesday in Moscow and broadcast on Thursday, was the primary interview with a Western media determine for the reason that February 2022 invasion.

It noticed Putin take the chance to push his narrative on the conflict in Ukraine, urge Washington to acknowledge Moscow’s pursuits and press Kyiv to take a seat down for talks.

For greater than two hours, a largely unchallenged Putin showered Carlson with Russian historical past, propaganda, and Kremlin speaking factors.

Putin repeated his declare the full-scale invasion – which Kyiv and its allies describe as an unprovoked act of aggression – was to guard Russian pursuits and stop Ukraine from posing a risk to Russia by becoming a member of NATO.

Ukraine has repeatedly mentioned it could not come to a compromise with Russia that concerned giving up its land, and has mentioned it’s decided to liberate all its land occupied by Moscow’s forces – together with the Donbas area and Crimea – which have been annexed by Russia however are nonetheless broadly recognised as Ukrainian territory.

Appearing assured and comfy, Putin made occasional pleasant jabs at Carlson, who appeared baffled by the historical past lecture and tried to interject questions.

Nevertheless, the 71-year-old Russian chief stayed on subject for over 20 minutes, going again over 800 years to lecture his American visitor on Russia’s previous.

Carlson did not ask Putin about conflict crimes Russian troops have been accused of in Ukraine, or about his relentless crackdown on dissent at house.

Putin mentioned it is as much as Washington to cease supplying weapons to Ukraine, which he referred to as a US ‘satellite tv for pc,’ and persuade Kyiv to barter, saying a deal was the way in which to finish the conflict.

‘We have by no means refused negotiations,’ Putin mentioned. ‘You ought to inform the present Ukrainian management to cease and are available to a negotiating desk.’