How to get Putin out on thin ice

Tucker Carlson's interview with Putin has started a discussion about what critical questions to the Russian president would actually look like. Many western journalists get this wrong, because their ideas about sensitive topics are very different from Putin's. He would be absolutely comfortable with questions about war crimes. To get Putin out on thin ice, you have to ask about things where there is something at stake for him.
0:00 Tucker Carlson's interview
0:36 Putin repeats himself
2:00 Tucker Carlson and Putin
2:58 What would a journalist have asked?
3:58 The problem with questions about war crimes
6:07 What are the tough questions to Putin?

[@ronnie5329]

Putin also repeated he wouldnt invade Ukraine, until he did. You can certainly trust the guy😂

[@sixgunsymphony7408]

Look up the 2008 Bucharest Declaration

[@seancidy6008]

Since 2007 Putin and his diplomats issued thinly veiled threats that Russia would invade and try to conquer Ukraine unless it stopped trying to join the Western block. Kiev did not respect the implicit threats, so he checked them.

[@Bubajumba]

@@sixgunsymphony7408 Look up Ukraine's Royal dutch shell deal in 2013

[@justmy-profilename]

​@@seancidy6008There is no Western "block", countries are free to leave Western international organizations, see Brexit. Same with NATO, countries are free to leave, yet putin managed to turn NATO's public appeal from not loved to we're really lucky to be in NATO.

[@falconeshield]

​@sixgunsymphony7408 You mean the Georgja invasion?

[@deepinthewoods8078]

I have another question for Putin : 'Why are there so many Russian casualties from the less developed regions (like Buryatia) and so few casualties from Moscow and St-Petersburg?'

[@toto-yf8tc]

Very simple: because they gladly volunteer to fight their country

[@fdssd1736]

For the same reason that most of the Americans who die while trying to steal oil in the middle east come from poor states.

[@tormodundheim259]

​@@toto-yf8tcThey friggin hate "their" country. They get well paid with no other prospects in life. That's the truth.

[@falconeshield]

Oooor the educated folk is from the big cities and you don't want to lose them too. ​@@toto-yf8tc

[@ebrim5013]

@@toto-yf8tceven if that were true, it would still be an interesting question. Why are the poorest and most disadvantaged peoples in the empire so much more willing to die for it than those who benefit from the empire?

[@andrewcrowder4958]

Carlson is not a journalist. An American court has ruled he’s an entertainer. Thank you for taking this on.

[@jesperlykkeberg7438]

That goes for all journalism. That´s basically what the court ruling is saying. No one expects "journalism" to be statements of facts.

[@EvoraGT430]

@@jesperlykkeberg7438 You need to pull your head out of your tin-foil hat.

[@jesperlykkeberg7438]

@@EvoraGT430 I know. You trust the news, that´s how gullible you are. Even though your own trusted news station MSNBC has been ruled in court as being merely "entertainment".

[@Jimbo2193]

@@EvoraGT430 arrrhhh the conspiracy call. Nice comeback. Fact is we have a more controlled media and controlled narrative that would put the soviet union to shame. Anyway enjoy ...

[@DanKaschel]

​@@jesperlykkeberg7438that is objectively false

[@anatoliidudko7029]

Awesome. As a Ukrainian i am super glad that West Europeans started to understand putins russia. Challenging his authority is extremely promising and important.

[@BTinSF]

Well, let's note that NATO has stood in opposition to first the Soviets, then the Russians for 65 years before the Ukrainians woke up and carried out the Maidan Revolution.

[@hagdore]

​@BTinSF Not sure how the Ukrainians could do anything during that time while they were part of the Soviet Union.

[@fungunsun1]

BTinSF clearly has not heard of UPA, UNR, Holodnoyar rebels, Vasyl Stus, Viacheslav Chornovol, and a bunch of other anti-russia resistance and dissidents

[@BTinSF]

@@hagdore Maybe but they could have not voted for Russian toadies like Yanukovych after 1991.

[@AndriiMalenko]

​@@hagdoreoccupied by ruzzians who committed Holodomor genocide and WW2. Not counting other "lighter" oppression methods.

[@80-80.]

Question: Why do you demand that the sanctions must be lifted and at the same time say that the sanctions strengthen Russia?

[@patricebertrand1146]

He would say something about the West hurting themselves more because of such sanctions while Russia have remained unaffected.

[@DanielWijk]

@@MrZlocktar Nah, i think the questions mentioned by APN would be kind of hard for Putin to respond to in any forceful way. The war has been a disaster for Russia in most aspects and shining a light onto it will create issues. Asking things like "why are you so mean" is obviously nothing for Putin to worry about. His people does not care since they do not believe Putin is mean. Putting a light onto weakness is harder.

[@user-mh7ng4vn9l]

Lol 😂😂😂

[@user-mh7ng4vn9l]

@@MrZlocktar Then let my “inner journalist” dub down on your “inner Putin”: No, the global sanctions don’t hurt our economies except in the start, until we found out other sources for our energy. Now we have, and we are doing fine. Russia on the other hand, haven’t found replacement for all the oil&gas that Erope bought, so … checkmate. It’s false that you claim Russias economy will be fine, and it just take a quick glance to realize it: most of the oil transport ships are owned by western companies and almost ALL of the insurance companies that ensures oil freight are western. They don’t ensure ships that transport oil from russia neither the oil cargo ships from the west want to transport it: that leaves a HUGE bottleneck. Gas can’t be transported through pipes to India and China since there is no pipeline network, and Russia has little to none liquid gas facilities. And even if they had, the ships to transport or insure the ships are western. Checkmate again. It means nothing to claim “the world is globalized” when there is no means to transport your goods, period. When you say “we have provided them” about Europe you intrinsicly state you are russian. Now I understand better your comments! 🤣 Your economy is not booming: the only reason why it is going slightly in positive is because Russia is pumping alot of its savings into weapons production which in exchange artificially boosts the BNP. But when thise funds will dry out, then what….? Again, by saying “you blew up Northstream” you state you are russian. But it’s Russia who blew it up, not us. Russian military ships were seen sailing above the place were the line was blown just prior to it. So, please. Stop the BS Ivan! And it’s time for us to “learn” what? Your BS and propaganda? 🤣 No thanks, keep that cr@p to yourself, we are actually able to THINK!

[@user-mh7ng4vn9l]

@@MrZlocktar Then let my “inner journalist” dub down on your “inner Putin”: No, the global sanctions don’t hurt our economies except in the start, until we found out other sources for our energy. Now we have, and we are doing fine. Russia on the other hand, haven’t found replacement for all the oil&gas that Erope bought, so … checkmate. It’s false that you claim Russias economy will be fine, and it just take a quick glance to realize it: most of the oil transport ships are owned by western companies and almost ALL of the insurance companies that ensures oil freight are western. They don’t ensure ships that transport oil to russia neither the oil cargo ships from the west want to transport it: that leaves a HUGE bottleneck. Gas can’t be transported through pipes to India and China since there is no pipeline network, and Russia has little to none liquid gas facilities. And even if they had, the ships to transport or insure the ships are western. Checkmate again. It means nothing to claim “the world is globalized” when there is no means to transport your goods, period. When you say “we have provided them” about Europe you intrinsicly state you are russian. Now I understand better your comments! 🤣 Your economy is not booming: the only reason why it is going slightly in positive is because Russia is pumping alot of its savings into weapons production which in exchange artificially boosts the BNP. But when thise funds will dry out, then what….? Again, by saying “you blew up Northstream” you state you are russian. But it’s Russia who blew it up, not us. Russian military ships were seen sailing above the place were the line was blown just prior to it. So, please. Stop the BS Ivan! And it’s time for us to “learn” what? Your BS and propaganda? 🤣 No thanks, keep that cr@p to yourself, we are actually able to THINK!

[@StayPrimal]

In 100 years they will look back on whats happening lately and think ''What an absolute circus...''

[@hannesbaum9318]

I fear by that time this would be the old "normal"

[@falconeshield]

​@@hannesbaum9318King EU needs to arm itself, it can't depend on America forever.

[@AndyM_323YYY]

I admire your optimism that our civilisation has got another 100 years.

[@bloodaid]

”Ehat an absolute circus… Lets do it again!”

[@reekpeekseek]

​@@hannesbaum9318There is no need to be pessimistic. From century to century the world has become a better place to live in. No matter what people say or perceive. There are no "good old times" and we have to help Ukraine and keep up international law so it stays this way.

[@Paul-yh8km]

I think the rant about the history was actually important. Carlson could have followed it up with a question asking Putin "Isn't that political interest in history and mythology very similar to how Hitler thought in the 1930s?"

[@vaughanbean1156]

You're assuming Carlson has a brain.

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Also: Köningsberg is German then.

[@zulubeatz1]

Yes, the 'National myth of betrayal' I believe it is called. An essential element of fascism.

[@gustavalexander8676]

comparing everything to Hitler is hardly a hallmark of intelligence or historical insight. As a historian i'd say 11/10 times when lay people mention Hitler or Stalin its cause they're about to talk outta their ass.

[@Paul-yh8km]

@@gustavalexander8676 Bullshit mate. Putin like many on the extreme right is using history and and historical lies to justify his ideology, political actions, invasion and oppression of alternative Russian views.

[@CAPSLOCKPUNDIT]

"Mr Putin: have the posts of Black Sea fleet commander and chief of the General Staff been permanently filled? When can we see General Gerasimov and Admiral Sokolov back on duty?"

[@vaughanbean1156]

I'm sure I can dig up some video somewhere..

[@Steve-O_27]

Oh, they finally sacked the admiral 6 months after his death for the recent so loses in h he black sea fleet. So now they don't have to admit that he had been dead for several months now 😂

[@Simon-ik1kb]

Nobody seems to be picking up on this one moment in the interview when Putin was asked whether he wants to invade Poland or Latvia. Putin responded with an emphatic 'absolutely not,' stating that it would only happen if Poland were to attack Russia first. This was followed by some light laughter, and that was it. However, this particular part of the interview has stayed with me. What exactly would be considered an 'attack'? Would it be the Polish military crossing borders, or Russia feeling the need to protect Russians in those countries from some imaginary oppression? The war in Ukraine started for essentially this reason... Russia portrays itself as always being attacked, provoked, never attacking first. But how many times have these 'attacks' been staged by Russia itself or simply been falsehoods?

[@Dread_2137]

@@kleinweichkleinweich the 1314 map of europe doesn't show russia, which was later created by Mongolia, after Mongol Empire fall aparat. So historically speaking there never was such a thing as a russian state and the existance of "russia" is in and of itself an attack on Poland.

[@Operator8282]

@@kleinweichkleinweich Look back a bit further than 1914. Poland was a rather large nation before the 1800's, and even had control over Moscow for 100 or so years, so does that mean that Russia has no basis for existing? looking back further, the Mongols were in control over much of Russia, so does that mean that Mongolia should take precedence over the Russian state? Using your logic, both Poland and Mongolia should SPLIT Russia at the Urals, problem solved.

[@SRSR-pc8ti]

Also... Putin simply lies. He stated Russia would not attack Ukraine. None of his statements can be trusted and grown-ups know this.

[@ThomasDanielsen1000]

@@kleinweichkleinweich What a stupid comment! Poland was very much a sovereign state until the partitions of Poland in the late 17 hundreds.

[@timotheusvanesch3959]

@@kleinweichkleinweich 10.000 years ago we were all running around in make-shift clothes and hunting for food. Except for the people in the Nile delta, they were settling & growing crops. I guess we're all Egyptians now?

[@brunocrescia2689]

I think Putin did make some major mistakes: he talked about Denatzifcation(twice). It made him sound unbalanced. Then he obsessed about the dominance of the American Dollar. He sounded very jealous of the West and at least we saw that he was petty and determined to be aggressive. But yes you're right. The questions were soft. And Carlson was used....

[@teebodk3917]

I sometimes wonder when he rambles on about denazification, if he's getting concepts confused so that "nazi" = "nationalistic" = "national identity" - in other words that the basic concept of an Ukrainian culture and identity is considered "nazi" - he's certainly very obsessed with the idea, that Ukrainians are simply misled and misguided Russians, who need to get rid of that awfully flawed thinking, that there's such a thing as Ukrainian identity.

[@falconeshield]

Their victory against the Nazi (that they were planning to betray anyway) was the only time they won anything without being pure orcs. (I know, April 1945, but that's on both countries, war is ugly) They've been chasing that high ever since.

[@arturobianco848]

I don't think Tucker was used. He probable made enough out of it that he did do quite ok and he knew what he was doing. If you mean it was used as another platform to dived the west then yes ofcourse it was.

[@fridrekr7510]

@@teebodk3917 In the Russian narrative, "Nazi" is simply anyone who oppose the idea of Russian imperialism and supremacy. He doesn't actually care about the things that gave the Nazis their bad reputation (genocide, war crimes, imperialism, aggressive wars) and sees no problem when it's Russia doing the exact same thing to other nations. Remember all those "symbols" the Russian propagandists talk about the Ukrainians using? Sure, Ukrainians are using those, but so are the Russians (such as Wagner and Rusich, but also common soldiers) yet nobody criticise Russia for using what would clearly be viewed as neo-Nazi imagery in the West. Ukraine has some very nationalist units, but the average Russian is far more out there. Think about Azov for example, they are using Nazi related insignia that would be banned in the West, but why would they be fighting to keep a Jewish president in power, and why would said Jewish president award the unit if it was full of anti-Semites? Sure, they might be a bit edgy, but it's not like they're out there trying to form the Fourth Reich. You can also view the American Republicans under Trump, who had no problems flirting with far-right groups during the 2016 election, but are now labelling the West, Ukraine, and the Democrats as the "real Nazis" and repeating Stalinist talking points. Everyone are just obsessed with finding parallels that can link their opponents to the Nazis, regardless of how stupid it may be. It's all very simple, and it boggles me that people are desperately trying to find any meaning in these inherently meaningless lies that Russia is espousing. But it's like any conspiracy theorist, they think they are so smart for going against the mainstream, but in reality they are just stupid people wanting to feel special.

[@ralphrodriguez9037]

You can tell he's thoroughly jealous of the United States. He wishes Russia was in the United States' position.

[@Rickuttto]

I REALLY appreciate your insight and streams. Keep them coming! This debacle of an interview embarrassed both sides. Nothing new! Putin is a monster. Love from Latvia (: 💙💪💛💙💛💙🌻🌻

[@mcmurder8835]

It wasn't Frost vs Nixon, that's for sure.

[@jesperlykkeberg7438]

More like CNN interviewing Osama Bin Laden, you mean?

[@ragglefraggle9111]

Actually it definitely was

[@yvonnetomenga5726]

@Anders Puck Nielsen • Wonderful. I admit that I would have asked questions similar to those the Danish journalists are recommending. After listening to your explanation, your questions sound much more interesting. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us! 👍 Slava Ukraini. Heroyem Slava. 💪🇺🇦🕊🌻

[@davidr3382]

I too would have been in that camp in asking questions the average western person would be interested in. But a whole different ball game in what the Russian people would be concerned with. I just wonder if a question like this would have been more difficult and drawn a response pertinent to Russians - What do you think of all of those Russians who fled Russia to avoid being mobilised/conscripted ?

[@bugsygoo]

I suspect they mostly wouldn't be interesting to the average viewer of commercial television though. They mainly want outrage or fear, not analysis. And they are mostly concerned about the price of mince meat, so the idea that they'd care about what Russians think I don't think is realistic.

[@nicolaasstempels8207]

​@@bugsygooprice of eggs, eggs.

[@yfelwulf]

Every word Putin spoke was true. The west has big plans for Ukraine THESE ARE THEIR WORDS. 1, They plan to shut down farming in Europe making it the crime of ECOCIDE punishment jail move it all to Ukraine. 2, Shitstain 🇬🇧 has spent big in Odesaa and the coast hoping Ukraine would build cheap warships. 3, Israelistan owns 30% of the land in Ukraine Black Rock and Vanguard planned to buy 100%. 4, Israelistan owns almost every major business in Ukraine just as they own Australian businesses. 5, Ukraine is losing the war its Military decimated. Redacted in the US announced Israelistan 🇺🇲 has ordered ZZelinsky to replace its entire government with western educated people who are LOYAL TO AMERICA this accounts for General Zalhuznyi a UkroNazi his replacement more acceptable to RUSSIA and the WEST. 6, The ploy to take Ukraine and the southern ports failed tbey thought they could fill it with war ships and block Russia's warm water ports. 7, The west thought creating a UkroNazi state yes there is film of an American Nazi explaining how the CIA used US Nazis to create AZOV Shitstain 🇬🇧 created right sector 1 and 2 using UK Nazis other groups KRAKEN etc exist they were handed territories where they ruled like medieval Barons. The war to collapse Russia failed Europe and Israelistan are bled dry of weapons cash and raw materials they hoped to steal via the total collapse of Ukraine and Russia have evaporated theyre broke. And now Africa has cut them off by stopping the looting of resources paying pennies on the dollar. China has stepped in providing massive infrastructure development at low cost instead of the IMF giving loans for mining etc where they set the price they pay. Israelistan or Firestone had a 100 year contract from 1926 where they paid Niger 6 cents per acre for 4 million acres 2,4 million per year. Ukraine is not a democracy all political parties are banned some leaders jailed. There is no free press reporters comply or face execution in the streets. Pablo Lira a US journalist was recently tortured there eventually dieing with no aid from Israelistan. Ukraine has committed thousands of war crines Germany led a commission to investigate Russian war crimes they got 300 all against the Ukraine Military. They have cut up the bodies of wounded UKR and Russian soldiers to sell the parts to Europe run by a female doctor from the Netherlands. They have fired on their own wounded trying to surrender ON FILM in fact the film of UKRONAZIS execution and torture of Russian soldiers was done on the orders of ZZelinsky himself. He also passed an order that anyone refusing to fight can be executed on the spot there is plenty of UKR film of that happening Poland complained when their Mercs were executed for refusing a suicide mission. The only question left given the desperate situation of the population who are being grabbed off the streets and sent to the front is how long before they take out ZZelinsky his own troops are already threatening him.

[@gus892]

I think Tucker Carlson sees Putin as a Father figure, and wanted to sit on Putin's Lap.

[@thomasbjarnelof2143]

Probably all Tuckers question was approved in advance.

[@falconeshield]

Most definitely

[@MarcosElMalo2]

Probably not. Carlson knew which questions were acceptable without being told. He’s a natural bootlicker.

[@connormclernon26]

@@MarcosElMalo2I was gonna downvote you until I saw bootlicker. Nah, brownnoser would be more accurate.

[@bahionic]

Without a doubt

[@zibbitybibbitybop]

I think Carlson honestly wants to do real, meaningful journalism, he just doesn't know how to actually execute it. He's a talking head, nothing more.

[@sinenomine9093]

Brilliant, just brilliant, thanks so much Anders.

[@roberttaylor3594]

My favourite part ( based on reports; no way I was going to watch it myself!) was the "Hitler was forced to invade Poland" part...I guess he had to say that, since Russia was all in on that as well, back when Germany and the Soviet Union were allies in WW2.

[@ryanhorsley9965]

My favorite part was Putin accusing Ukraine of being a "nazi" state despite being helmed by a Jewish man. Also, some Ukrainians somehow allying with invading Germans as if the Holomodor didn't just happen recently as engineered by Moscow.

[@MsZeeZed]

❤️ the Danish debate is “what if Carlson was replaced by a journalist” 😹

[@nicolasandre9886]

An actual journalist would probably have suffered a lethal allergy to tea, or would have become so depressed after the interview he or she would have jumped out of a high window.

[@davidwright5094]

They were all either expelled from Russia, poisoned (sometimes more than once and sometimes fatally), or imprisoned, weren't they? -- And always before they got as far as a face-to-face interview with Putin.

[@trumanhw]

mining companies wish they could find a vein of gold half as rich as the "wealth of idiots" this channel has in sub.

[@akapralova]

The Danish debate looks like when kindergarten kids discuss what high-school students are busy with doing at the moment. You are so irrelevant with your debate it’s not even funny, it’s just quite ridiculous.

[@BTinSF]

National leaders pick who interviews them. Journalists don't get the choice. A journalist who would ask tough questions simply would never get the opportunity. End of story.

[@cesarfelipe7138]

"...an interview with *an actual journalist* " I just witnessed a murder 😆

[@GolfKilo]

Carlson himself once said that he is not a journalist but an entertainer. So he is not expected to tell the truth, and beliving him is ones own fault..

[@AnnedolfFrankler911]

You would have witnessed a murder if an actual journalist tried to interview Zelensky

[@mitchyoung93]

@@GolfKilo He's both.

[@vaughanbean1156]

The truth hurts

[@davidwright5094]

@@AnnedolfFrankler911 WSJ editor is not a journalist??

[@clutteredchicagogarage2720]

For me, the most interesting moment in Tucker's interview of Putin came when Tucker specifically asked Putin if Russia might invade Poland or Latvia. There is a small strip of land along the border between Poland and Lithuania from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to Russian colony Belarus. Russia has a major port and military bases in Kaliningrad. Russia used to transport goods through Lithuania by truck to Kaliningrad, but now transit is restricted due to (absolutely reasonable) security concerns from Poland and Lithuania. So Putin says that Russia has no interests in Poland and Latvia. Well, that’s untrue, but it is absolutely untrue that Russia has no interests in capturing a strip of land in Lithuania to link Kaliningrad to Belarus. So getting back to this discussion- what if trump wins the USA presidency and says that NATO does nothing for the USA. Then Putin invades and occupies southern Lithuania- just a smalls trip of land. Trump might say that this is insignificant and not worth fighting for. Maybe other nato countries would not want to send troops. Poland and Latvia would want to come to the aid of Lithuania, which is why Putin says he would only attack those countries if they attacked Russia first. He made no mention of Lithuania. So I believe there is a propagandist grain of truth here. Putin wants Trump to win, NATO to be fractured, and then he wants to occupy southern Lithuania without Poland or Latvia intervening. He would pick Lithuania not Poland because Poland has a much bigger population and a bigger army than Lithuania. Before the 2014 occupation of Crimea, Putin and his allied propagandists talked for years about how Ukraine is a hostile fake country. Militarist dictators often allude to their imperialist plans years before they invade foreign countries. In this case, I think it is possible that Putin himself scripted this question and crafted the answer deliberately to mention Latvia and Poland but not Lithuania since he precisely would want to occupy a small strip of Lithuania, and he would want to convey that he would leave Poland and Latvia alone unless they came to the aid of Lithuania's defense. Then, if he would be successful in getting away with this without a combined response from NATO, Putin would eventually build up his army for a continued occupation of Lithuania and then Latvia and Estonia. Hitler similarly invaded and occupied territories in Europe in stages. He first annexed the Sudetenland from the Czechoslovakia. Then he announced (quoting Wikipedia) that the Sudetenland was "the last territorial demand I have to make in Europe". He also stated that he had told Chamberlain, "I have assured him further that, and this I repeat here before you, once this issue has been resolved, there will no longer be any further territorial problems for Germany in Europe!" Then Hitler managed to sign the Munich Agreement with France and the UK (and others), recognizing Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland and promising no further German territorial conquests. With the non-intervention and inaction of the surrounding countries and major European military powers, Hitler continued to build up the German army, and the following year, Germany invaded Poland. Of course, Germany also secretly signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact with the Soviet Union, and then the Soviet Union also invaded Poland. This is important because even DAYS before the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Putin said that he would not invade Ukraine. Then he invaded Ukraine. Now he is saying that he would not attack Latvia or Poland because he would precisely want to invade Lithuania next and secure non-intervention agreements from Poland, Latvia and other European countries until he could build up his army further and continue to invade all the Baltic states. Putin would 100% do this if he could get away with it.

[@notsure6182]

Putin could invade Poland tomorrow and there is not a thing anyone could do to stop him. your whole fantasy essay is hilarious. US idea of 'might makes right' is being replaced with International LAW .

[@clutteredchicagogarage2720]

@@notsure6182 If Putin invaded Poland "tomorrow" then it is likely that NATO would remain united, and there is quite a lot that the militaries of Poland, Finland, France, Germany, the United States, the Czech Republic, Canada, the UK Denmark, the Netherlands, etc would do to stop the Russian army. However, if Donald Trump wins the presidential election in the United States in 2024 then Putin understands that his ally Trump might successfully maneuver to keep the United States military out of the conflict. In that case, there would be doubts among some European NATO members if they should also send troops. This is Putin's greatest geopolitical hope. Still, there is no way that Putin could successfully fight a 2-front war against Poland and Ukraine at the same time. This is why Putin is unlikely to choose Poland if he decided to create a land corridor to Kaliningrad. Therefore, as I already wrote, he would likely invade Lithuania over Poland, and the probability of this happening would increase significantly if Trump wins the election in the USA. With that in mind, I hope that all American Citizens who still have some family in Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, etc all realize that their ancestral homelands would face a great risk if Trump is elected president or if MAGA Republicans manage to control Congress. I hope all of these people -- including the millions of them who live in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota -- vote for Biden and only Democrats in 2024. I also hope that all people of Russian descent in the USA realize that the future of Democracy in both the USA and in Russia would be at much greater risk if Republicans win.

[@EvoraGT430]

@@notsure6182 Article 5, dummy.

[@davefloyd9443]

I think the Poles would have plenty to say about that. They fight as allies of the West and have done, excluding the years of Soviet control, since WW2. They are professional, competent and confident, unlike Russia's misled conscripts.

[@ptonpc]

@@notsure6182 Trump most likely would let Putin take what he wants. What is left NATO in Europe would have to stand alone.

[@PeanutsDadForever]

Thanks for your great videos. 🇦🇺👴🏻

[@lightweave]

I like that part "What are the questions a REAL journalist would ask" which defines Tucker Curlson quite well. 😂

[@MasterBeast46]

So I guess you're just gonna ignore the questions he asked about the imprisoned journalist and whether or not Hungary would also have claims to taking over Ukraine. Are those not "journalistic" questions?

[@Gargoiling]

You could ask him about the effects of spending so much on the war as opposed to health, education, infrastructure, etc.

[@TuubiMun]

pensions, connection to a gas grid etc.

[@diamanteduul8084]

What would be the point of that though? Tucker is american and is intervewing him for an american audience, since its their taxpayers that is paying for this conflict.

[@blackcatdungeonmastersfami5311]

Ask Biden the same question, the USA pays more for their military than the next highest paying ten countries combined.

[@Blanka1100]

He never cared for his own people.

[@Gargoiling]

@@diamanteduul8084 This video is only tangentially related to the Carlson interview. The question Anders is raising is "what questions would put Putin in the spot" (in the unlikely event anyone else gets the chance). BTW, European expenditure on the war is a lot higher than US. The US military expenditure is slightly higher but the overall European expenditure is much higher when you take civilian support into account. To be fair, that's as it should be since it's a European war. (It's also true that most US money is spent in the US. going to US jobs etc. Still, I for one am very grateful for US support). I think the bigger problem we Europeans have now is we just don't have the factories to produce shells, etc. We are setting these up but it takes a couple of years for them to come in line. If you're a complete opponent of this war, you won't care but personally I'd like to see the US provide support for an interim period on the understanding that Europe needs to take over.

[@sukhmaidickoff]

Som altid meget informativt Hr. Puck Nielsen 👍👍👍

[@jakobzimmermann8258]

Well put.. and you are right, no chance of Tucker asking any of those questions.

[@karolleex8980]

Russia: We want peace, a piece of Moldova, a piece of Georgia and a big piece of Chechnya and Ukraine 😂

[@edwinmartin9120]

ALASKA land for peace CALIFORNIA has trading posts and forts

[@banta-pd8zj]

Belarus will of course clamour to be absorbed formerly by Russia.

[@marcobormann67]

drop the articles, so it sounds more russian 😂

[@billbuyers8683]

Latvia, Poland, Hungary, Romania...

[@notsure6182]

if Russia wanted Georgia why did they not keep it WHEN THEY WERE THERE? the facts always trip you idiots up.

[@bjrnhjjakobsen2174]

Another question - why are 27 mln Russians considered alcoholics. When will rural Russia reach the same level as Moskow and Sct. Petersburg. How will Russia become self reliant in regards to advanced technology.

[@Chaldon-hl6yk]

27 mln is all men from 18 to 50

[@bjrnhjjakobsen2174]

@@Chaldon-hl6yk yes about 20.9 pct of the population. Drop using firepower to defeat them - place vodka instead of mines and advertise that surrendering means free drinks.

[@vaughanbean1156]

that's not too bad for a population of 144 million. I'm an Australian so I speak with some authority.

[@BaddeJimme]

Also, by "reach the same level as Moscow and St Petersburg", we don't mean when plumbing disasters make those cities as bad as rural Russia.

[@floydlooney6837]

Half the health clinics and maybe schools in Russia don't have running water many don't have heating. They only care about Moscow and St. Petersburg

[@AlunParsons]

I would ask something like this "one of your stated reasons for the war is NATO expansion towards Russia, but your invasion has lead to two formerly neutral countries joining NATO, and enhanced Ukraine's own NATO and EU bids, hasn't this invasion therefore already failed by one of the more important metrics you set it?" Or this "you claim to have invaded to protect Russian speakers in Luhansk and Donetsk, but your invasion has lead to the deaths of far more residents of those Oblasts than happened before or after 2014, isn't this a massive failure on your part?".

[@DarkestAlice]

Thank you, Anders Puck Nielsen, for your analysis. Very much appreciated. 🇺🇦 Заради життя кожного українця! 🇺🇦

[@billr6887]

Thank you, Anders. I always appreciate your videos which are full of valuable information, clear thinking, and uncommon insight. You have the ability to focus on what’s important, and to communicate in a way that is easy to understand.

[@user-ti8ct2sn2n]

only your Anders said that Putin always lies. But I don’t remember when he violated these agreements. maybe your idol is a liar?

[@jenschristianbachmann6346]

I totally agree!

[@The_ZeroLine]

The fact that other journalists proposed absolutely non-constructive question is zero surprise. The entire Western media has been played like a fiddle this entire war. Russia is expert at using a system that operates on norms and the assumption of good faith actors that has been thrown out the window in the new world of “alternative facts” and the discovery you can simply lie about _everything_ and it works all the time.

[@war-painter]

Why are there 27 million alcoholics in russia? Is that not a constructive question?

[@notsure6182]

@@ACME_Kinetics fuck that shit. we do not like when you guys fake being Canadian

[@The_ZeroLine]

@@ACME_Kinetics Yeah, 30% of the country, MAGATS, are holding it hostage legislatively and literally with the implied threat of armed revolt if their hero is jailed or barred from running. And, despite Putin’s interview being a massive own goal with answers where Putin drew a parallel to himself and Hitler saying Poland started WWII by invading Germany, which he said is what Ukraine did to him.

[@drmaybe7680]

Well, the average quality of Western journalism is very poor - their ranks are stuffed with lazy, self-satisfied Humanities graduates who have never been taught to think. And God help them (or us) if the issue of the day has any kind of technical dimension. Nielsen here makes no pretensions to being a journalist but it took him only about 10 minutes to checkmate the journalistic pack in coming up with shrewd questions.

[@tommy2cents492]

Here's another one: since nobody lives forever, who would choose your successor?

[@DrunkenWhisp]

We are spoiled to live in a time where experts like yourself is just a click away. Thank you for your wonderful analysis as always :)

[@vaughanbean1156]

the downside being all the fuckin morons and trolls we are exposed to as well.

[@DownToNerd]

"i thought it would be uninteresting", so did i Anders, so did i.

[@FriedrichHerschel]

Two liars meet. What do you expect to happen?

[@blasterrax5621]

😂😂😂

[@sunnymitra6372]

​@@FriedrichHerschelDid you saw the whole Video?? I think not

[@E3ECO]

Not to mention useless except as a propaganda tool for Putin. The only time you can change minds is in the beginning, before the echo chambers have solidified their talking points. It's way too late now. Just look at the Trump cult as an example of that.

[@vaughanbean1156]

never watched him, never fucking will

[@AndyM_323YYY]

If that was an interview it was Tuckem's interview for a job on Russia Today.

[@andrewcrowder4958]

💯

[@prepper_nation_h]

Anders, you make a really solid point here. The best way to reveal Putin's weakness is not to question him about the things that would have already required a firm determination on his part in the undertaking, but about the many troubling issues that he most certainly could not have planned for and which are going to dig a very deep hole for him domestically. I would suggest asking him about what agencies and programs his administration has put in place to deal with the long term health needs of Russia's war wounded. Ask what the economic impact is of Ukrainian attacks on Russia's energy production infrastructure. Ask how he intends to safeguard the Russia when he is losing, photographically-verified by open-source war trackers, a huge percentage of his pre-war military equipment, including a sizeable percentage of air defense systems that have been redeployed from other areas of the Russian homeland. There are just so many topics on which a creative journalist could really turn the screws on Putin. But with good questions in hand, I can only assume the interview request would be denied.

[@dosa2990]

Nobody would entertain such an interview, Russia nor the Anglo-Saxon

[@prepper_nation_h]

​@dosa2990 US Presidents have to field questions like that all the time at White House press briefings. They may not give a satisfactory answer, or they might leave the briefing when the questions are getting awkward, but journalists are still allowed to ask questions that are quite uncomfortable to answer if the public is expecting honesty. When the president starts avoiding too many probing questions, it raises doubt in the motives of the administration, which builds distrust, which could very well lead to their losing the next election. That's part of how the presidency remains accountable to the people, through critical journalism.

[@thomasjgallagher924]

Anders, you out-did yourself on this one. Well done. If we ever get a serious joirnalist in there, I hope the consult with you and you get them prepared. The questions you mention are also ones who could brush off with blatant lies -- making up numbers of soldiers rotated out -- so having the Russian data on these things would be critical to keep him from brushing things off. But I also think we have hundreds of years of Russians recognising Ukraine as a place and the longer history of Poland and Lithuania in modern Ukraine and what that means for his strained version of history.

[@henrikchristensen7118]

Absolut fornemt upload… dine spørgsmål til Putin kunne have været helt formidable…

[@sstvost9]

Danish TV does at least sound as though it's having some of the right sorts of conversations, even if they aren't doing them quite right. Somewhat envious of that.

[@vaughanbean1156]

Don't feel too bad until you see the shit we watch

[@jesperlykkeberg7438]

Danish TV "journalism" is a complete embarrassment.

[@TheDanishSpaceman]

Wow…. One of your best! Great job!

[@flaviucalin]

Nice. Again. Thanks. Greetings from Romania.

[@amiralavi5585]

Even the questions you mentioned would have been dodged using a combination of lies, generalizations, and referring the journalist to other sources (Russian DoD, etc.). One positive outcome of Tucker's interview, IMHO, is that it clearly showed Putin's imperialistic and colonial view towards Ukraine. The fact that he did not say that he would be satisfied with capturing only a specific part of Ukraine shows that there's no guarantee that any peace deal would be a lasting one. Also, the way he used a mix of facts and reality to justify his actions in Ukraine, proves that given the opportunity, he would use the same blend of fact and fiction to invade any other country.

[@BosonCollider]

Also, he showed extreme hostility to Poland specifically, including in his retelling of history

[@ninemoonplanet]

The first question I want an answer to is why so many cities are having such trouble with the infrastructure to keep homes warm and water supplied. Wouldn't it be possible to upgrade the larger systems into more localized ones? Are the children that lived once in Ukraine an important thing to solve quickly?

[@Lizardo451]

Right up to the invasion Russian state media and Russian diplomats were saying that there was no intent to invade and that the idea was silly.

[@MathieuLaflamme]

I would have asked where is Guerassimov as first question.

[@andrewc662]

I would ask, how is it that every political opponent seems to meet an unfortunate circumstance?

[@vaughanbean1156]

Gotta love all those open windows in Russia!

[@jhonbus]

I guess if you asked that, you're going to learn the answer one way or another...

[@notsure6182]

right, like that never happens to places the US controls.

[@magpiegirl3783]

Chris Wallace of CNN asked Putin that question in an interview several years ago. I think that interview is currently doing the rounds given Carlson's faux attempts.

[@OleDiaBole]

​@@vaughanbean1156 can you please cite few names of those countless oposittion people that fell out of window? Please dont say navalni that was sentenced for well documented crimes.

[@zoltonthemagnificent88]

I wish you were the one to interview Putin. Carlson is obviously sympathetic and/or a tool.

[@ebrim5013]

I honestly don’t know if he’s either. He generates his income from appearing “controversial” to his audience. He also knows he wouldn’t get this opportunity if he were to ask uncomfortable questions. Meanwhile Putin uses this as an attempt at manipulating a segment of the US electorate. This was two deeply cynical people using each other. I doubt either has any real interest in the other outside their pure utility.

[@MrZlocktar]

Putin would used him as a mop to wash the floors... Don't make me laugh.

[@ElRabito]

@@MrZlocktar Keep dreaming RụSSɳaƶȋwh0res0n

[@SianaGearz]

​@@MrZlocktarha, he's countered this attempt by going bald. Strategic skill of Mr. Nielsen isn't to be underestimated.

[@Smo1k]

FCarlson is a mic stand making a lot of money holding the mic for people with an agenda.

[@TrollogyExpert]

After that 30 minutes monolog at the start Carlson should have just asked him what are his favored idea groups in Europa Universalis 4.

[@threethrushes]

Mr. Putin, what do you think of the new DLC in HOI4? Isn't this Special Military Operation just beta-testing HOI5 for real? Also, do you ever play as Italy and fail to conquer Ethiopia at the start?

[@Thomas-mz9zq]

Dane here been watching you for a while and i very much like how unbiased you seem to be unlike many other youtubers and reporters although it also seems you have other experiences to draw upon on wich they dont have👍

[@MarcRavingMad]

This analysis applies more broadly than Putin. Today's journalists routinely fail to ask thoughtful questions that force politicians and public figures to speak on topics they don't want to address.

[@magpiegirl3783]

Agree. And the heavily edited responses we end up seeing on the news are all about controversy, click bait and gotchas.

[@grahamcroston]

Best discussion of the interview that I've seen. Excellent, as usual, thank you Anders.

[@vladimirskvortsov3881]

Deny, anger, accept. Guys, you lost. Accept.

[@berndhofmann752]

Herzlichen Dank für ihren Kommentar! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@kleinweichkleinweich]

where is Gerasimov?

[@big_dave_7178]

Swiss embassy in Ankara

[@kleinweichkleinweich]

all over Sewastopol ? @@big_dave_7178

[@jameshopkins365]

Where is Donbas Devushka!

[@sailawayteam]

Thanks Anders! I'm really glad you took this perspective, as I am quite disappointed how many channels just repeat the interview, basically just (maybe inadvertently) spreading his message. You spent zero time repeating his points, kudos for that. And like you I also hope that our journalists wouldn't be this gullible.

[@paulsehstedt6275]

Det gode ved dine analyser er, at jeg føler mig velinformeret og beroliget i modsætning til andre eksperter!

[@Benecki]

Thank you! It is always a pleasure to listen to you.

[@tommyshanks4198]

Yeahhh.. Tucker didn't buy enough window insurance to ask those sorts of questions

[@DB-pm2vy]

😂😂

[@billybonds4449]

Very true indeed tommy.

[@cwachtel8643]

Brilliant as always, thank you!

[@patclaffey3854]

amazing talk, listened to it twice, great job, strategic thinking at its best.

[@giveussomevodka]

"Hello Mr. Putin, what can you tell us about the Kursk submarine? What happened there?", to give him PTSD from his last big western talkshow.

[@andersjjensen]

He doesn't give a fuck. He would give some vague answer with "mistakes were made" without directly stating that it was the crew, the manufacturer or the sub component contractors who made those mistakes. Then he would waffle of some generic twaddle about them being heros and good patriots who fought to the last moment, and that he fondly visits their monument once in a while.

[@jgarbo3541]

You missed the Russian Revolution, Swedish defeat at Poltava. Napoleon's destruction at Smolensk...Try to stay in the 21st C.

[@eamonstack4139]

Question "You told us you would not invade Ukraine- how can we trust you when you say you will not invade another country? E

[@ionutzstoica]

considering Tuxk3r Carlson journalist is like soloviev is a journalist too. Meanwhile they are russian versions of Goebels

[@AndyM_323YYY]

I have seen Tucker being called the new Lord Haw Haw. That would seem to fit.

[@banta-pd8zj]

He's a conspiracy theorist who claimed to be a supporter of Putin. On the grounds that Putin never did him any harm. Neither did Genghis Khan, Ivan the Terrible, Stalin, and Hitler falls into that category as well. Carlson isn't particularly bright.

[@banta-pd8zj]

He's a conspiracy theorist who claimed to be a supporter of Putin. On the grounds that Putin never did him any harm. Neither did Genghis Khan, Ivan the Terrible, Stalin, and Hitler falls into that category as well.

[@BTinSF]

Does either of them claim to be a journalist? They are both commentators, a different thing.

[@banta-pd8zj]

Carlson argued for Ukranian bio labs that targeted Slavs which was one of the many reasons for Russian invasion. 2 years later Russia doesn't bother with that charge. Carlson doesn't either. What does that tell you about the man.

[@lorenzcassidy3960]

Q: "Mr. President, what do you think about the Black Sea Fleet's performance so far into the conflict?" A: "Spasibo, the interview's over."

[@notsure6182]

Black sea fleet has been awesome in this conflict. you are trying to brag about 2 boats being damaged as if it was of some importance. you have so little to cling to. if this was a naval battle, and it isnt, 2 boats would be a dismal score. how is the Ukrainian Navy faring in this conflict?

[@lorenzcassidy3960]

@@notsure6182 It's not "2 boats being damaged", comrade. It's 25 (twentyfive) ruzzian warships destroyed [among which one is the flagship "Moskva", remember?] and about 15 damaged and now under repair. It's about 1/3 of the Black Sea Floating Circus knocked out cold by a Country that has virtually no navy. You'd better stop watching ruzzian state tv to avoid the embarassment of showing yourself like the clueless serf you are.

[@lorenzcassidy3960]

@@notsure6182 Genuine question for you, Ivan: are you actually living on this planet? Let me help you here: the flagship "Moskva" is doing a great job as artificial reef right now and the "Rostov on Don" Kilo Class sub has two more holes in its hull courtesy of Mr. Stormshadow. Also, 4 major landing ships have been destroyed or badly damaged. And I'm only considering the larger "boats" (as you call them)... there are 20 more sunk in the Black Sea Floating Circus. Not bad for a Country that has virtually no navy! Stop watching ruzzian state tv, comrade, it's bad for your health.

[@fungunsun1]

“Two boats” lmao

[@notsure6182]

@@fungunsun1 that is the sum total of the Ukrops great fleet assault

[@douglasheld]

I think my question would simply be, "What is your succession plan?"

[@ClimateScepticSceptic-ub2rg]

I would ask Putin, 'When you achieve your aim to occupy the Donbas completely, what will be your next objective in restoring the territory of the Russian Empire?' If you are right that dictators tell the truth about their aims, this might produce an answer.

[@Jimbo2193]

I still don't quite buy Anders' and the rest of our medias hysteria about Putin building an empire. For the 10 years leading up to the Ukraine war Russia reduced their military's budget, he tried for 7 years to have the Minsk 1&2 accords implemented , according to Stoltenberg he offered a no invasion guarantee if NATO stayed out of Ukraine and finally the peace deal in march was skuttled by Johnston. Now does that sound like the actions of a maniac hell bent on invading neighbors? According to Anders OF COURSE.

[@ChaosEIC]

That is a "how" question. Just rephrase it: "How will you achieve your goal to restore the Russian Empire?" He will talk about what he wants: That is restoring the Russian Empire. Not how he will achieve that.

[@Jimbo2193]

@@ChaosEIC apart from warmongering elites who benefit from war, it makes no sense nor is there any indication that Putin wants to rebuild a Russian empire.

[@89RASMUS]

Other questions like "is it worth it?", "has the situation for Russians anywhere in the world gotten better from the war?" and "how many Russian's is it worth sacrificing for victory?" could also be interesting. Although at this point it would seem the russian populace don't give a fuck as long as it doesn't affect them personally.

[@marrs1013]

It's a great achievement of Putin. Nobody wants to get involved, it's too scary. Divide and conquer. But as they say: you didn't move when they took your neighbours. Who you going to call when they come for you?

[@diamanteduul8084]

What is the intentions of those questions? You are so deluded you don't realize your 'questions' are not really questions at all but attacks and accusations that are made to create "aha! GOTCHA!" moments. Instead of asking questions that would HELP the situation you just want to demonize the man for your own agenda and pre-programmed idea of 'russia bad' that has been beaten into your head since 2016.

[@vaughanbean1156]

That's why Putin is harvesting the Siberians.

[@notsure6182]

Russia has the strongest economy in the world right now. so yeah defeating the US is worth it.

[@mduckernz]

@@notsure6182lmaoooo it has a smaller economy than just Texas alone

[@MoritzvonSchweinitz]

Good questions! I would also ask about the conscriptions he promised he wouldn't do, but which happened (and might happen again)

[@notsure6182]

hasnt happened yet. I would ask the US 'what happened to the first 3 armies you bought in Ukraine?' and 'when do the superior US weapons and tactics arrive in Ukraine?'

[@Xsh755]

Interesting perspectives, as always. Thank you😊

[@Jerry_from_analytics]

Basically, most Putin speeches and interviews on the topic can be summarised into: "Ukraine bad, West gay and bad, this is our existential fight". I do not know what I expected.. Wasted 2 hours watching it.

[@falconeshield]

I didn't even bother. It was a propaganda piece.

[@SardonicALLY]

Which is why I am glad I didn't watch it. I knew it would be a garbage cluster-F.

[@adamcrookedsmile]

Russia has an existential fight with demography. Maybe people don't want to start families and have children in a brutal dictatorship with a 2nd rate GDP per capita.

[@fafnir4182]

Same here: watching it for 20 minutes out of curiosity I fell asleep and had a very nice relaxing nap! 😂 Should repeat the experience when sleepless at night! 😂

[@richinoable]

You watched 😮🤯 Did you watch Mike lindell shows too Yeesh

[@larselferink2362]

Good topic, thank you!

[@JamesKuffner-cg2pv]

Thanks Anders. Another insightful, thoughtful and most importantly trustworthy. My thanks. From Aussie James. Cheers 🍻

[@edopiri]

excellent comment as always!

[@JasonLee-fc2ot]

You are so right on point. Putin repeated the same thing from Megyn Kelly interview - Tucker Carlson is not intelligent enough.

[@MusicalMemeology]

He wouldn’t get the interview and may not get out of Russia if it was too probing.

[@andreahighsides7756]

@@MusicalMemeologyhe wouldn’t get paid. Putin has paid other prominent American figures

Great video.

[@danielheckel2755]

Quality recognizes quality!

[@barbaramassey3787]

Thank you for your analysis. 😊😊😊😊😊

[@perfectlycontent64]

Excellent insights thank you for sharing. It's unfortunate we can't hear Putin's response to your questions. I hope journalists take note for future opportunities they have with senior Russian leaders.

[@kasperherlv5728]

Journalist: “How do you feel about the performance of your military?” Putin: “It all began four billion years ago when Earth was in its cooling state and Lenin invented the telephone.”

[@dennis2376]

Thank you.

[@parabalani]

Brilliant suggestions for actual journalists 👏

[@ParentsFloyd]

I expected softball questions, but not the nerf ball questions from Carlson.

[@Domasa]

Question: based on your historical worldview, should parts of Siberia, including Vladivostok be returned to China?

[@mravecsk1]

Actualy they wpuld have to return like 80% of land.

[@raykirkham5357]

It may not please you to find this out but Tucker IS A JOURNALIST.

[@mravecsk1]

Not realy... These days you can be a table or flower even if youre not. Tucker is just mirror of western population....but you are being replaced so all is good. You are free falling. @@raykirkham5357

[@zackxlockheart]

actually that would be mongolia, or even tatarstan. but i see, you're on the "right side of history"

[@VladVexler]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@samp9539]

Interesting questions. If the answers to any of those questions seemed likely to reflect anything other than glory onto Putin, would the interview be seen in Russia? (Maybe a carefully 'curated' version of it might be shown.)

[@Emanon...]

APN is a great analyst, but bear in mind that he is in fact a NATO officer. The lens with which he views things should like any other biased reporter be taken with a pinch of salt.

[@teresabenson3385]

Glad you did this! Hope some journalists are listening.

[@luminyam6145]

That was great, thank you.

[@stewartmckenna3013]

Very interesting. One thing, how would the journalist survive if they asked those questions and would the interview every get published? :)

[@drakker2116]

Yes. Putin gave many interviews to western medias in the last years.

[@ritzrocco494]

Great video. Solid critical thinking

[@send7podcast]

Here's what I would Ask : "Why have so many Russian ships been sunk in this war - even the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet?" "The biggest city in Zaporizhzhia region - Zaporizhzhia city - was annexed into Russia despite Russia not controlling the territory, and there not being any referendum in Zaporizhzhia City - how can you justify this?" "You said that traitors would be punished for the Wagner mutiny last year - what was the punishment for Yevgeny Prigozhin?" "You have been in power for 25 years, and you have changed the constitution to allow yourself to be president for another 14 years. Aren't you a dictator?" "Why did the initial attempt to capture Kyiv fail?" "You controlled about half of Kharkiv region in 2022, then lost it all. Will you try to take Kharkiv again?" "People say that Russia lost more soldiers trying to capture the town of Avdiivka than the Soviet Union lost during ten years of war in Afghanistan. Is that justified?"

[@StefanManjakov]

Those type of questions will probably give a one way ticket to Siberia camp.😮

[@tamasgyorffy1]

Thanks Anders! one maybe like " how much do you trust China invading or not North Manchuria if you loose the war in UA"... "tea or window?".... " how will you feel when Kerch Bridge is blown up, and Crimea cut from russia?".... :)

[@chrisstrawn4108]

We've been warning Russia for years about the possibility of conflict with China over North Manchuria and the other ethnically Chinese lands the czar broke off. The Russian response was immediate suspicion of our motives. It will be interesting when this matter comes to a head. Russia and China had a border war in 1969 and Russia fought Japan over this as well in 1904-5, 1939 and 1945. India is moving closer to the US over concerns about their China border but Russia will be out of any security agreements obviously. Russia could always team up with other global pacesetters for excellence like Iran or N Korea or Venezuela. What a line-up that would be, huh?

[@starvlingk5122]

oh I don't know, putin responding with a 40 minute history lesson means there is a lot of copium he believes which is the same mistake hitler made in june 6th 1944. Also, Tucker wanted to survive the interview which I doubt most western journalist would be able to do.

[@Blanka1100]

Tucked has no basic history knowledge to oppose Putin's lies.

[@fungunsun1]

This was biggest takeaway for me. Putin actually spewed the whole russia historical lands nonsense to the wrong audience. In the west (or even east in modern times for that matter) no one gives a flying fuck about historical justice whatever. USA was created 250 years ago. Germany 150. Italy 150. This crap mostly works only with internal Russian audience. For a western audience he just made himself sound even more like Hitler.

[@joshuaanderson1712]

Yes, remember Pizzgaate/whatever with that journalist who said they had a flashdrive of evidence linking politicians to it and that he wasn't going to share it so he could be the one who broke the full story, that he was going to investigate at such and such a place next week? He disappeared completely after that. Best not to get too big-headed if you actually do have evidence, sitting on it so there's only one copy so no-one else can release the story for fame doesn't mean much if you're now a target, good job on keeping those politicians safe by thinking it's a detective novel and you've got plot armor.

[@zoide-777]

Love your videos, thanks!

[@rikcoach1]

I love that you continued to say “real journalists” when referring to anybody who wasn’t Tucker Carlson implying that Tucker Carlson is not a real journalist. Heads were exploding in the Twitterverse as you spoke. Hehe

[@anthonywatson7735]

@anderspuck Don't forget this was a pre-recorded and carefully edited interview. The questions you suggested to put putin 'on thin ice' would never have seen the light of day in this case. Also there is NO WAY putin would allow a live interview where questions like those types of questions could be asked! IF (and it's a HUGE if), this were to happen, I'm pretty sure there would be 'technical difficulties' during transmission that were impossible to resolve (possibly ending in the arrest of the interviewer for insulting putin and russia by going 'off script'?), along with other possible reasons for the interview to be terminated.

[@kartikeyatiwari2502]

Putin has done plenty of live interviews.... I would love to see a 2 hour interview of Biden though

[@jesperlykkeberg7438]

Putin was put on thin ice by Tucker Carlson´s last question.

[@hivetech4903]

@@kartikeyatiwari2502 Lol, whataboutism much? 😂Are you Russian trolls now being paid in potato?🥔

[@mynameisben123]

100% agree, it’s easy to sit on the other side of a screen and say Carlson was soft on Putin, but if you’re face to face with the man, in his country, with a trip to the airport and a flight away from home - it’s vastly different. You basically need Putin’s approval to leave.

[@Anor999]

Plenty of russian trolls in the answer section... Of course no critical questions would get through the propaganda bullshit machine. It's still relevant to consider what would actually be problematic issues for the russians.

[@volodask]

Great video! Will you also comment soon on the replacement of Zaluzhny? It would be interesting to hear your take.

[@erikdam8850]

One of your best videos so far: not just critical against Putin, but against lazy journalism in general. Well done. Of course, the drawback is that you will probably never feature on 'Krigens Døgn' again....

[@johnmelvin4604]

It was a good interview.

[@Zockopa]

When it comes to lying: dont believe anyone. It realy doesnt matter what politicians say,only what they do over a longer period of time. One has to track their actions and dont get distracted by the endless flood of meaningless words. Over time the real policies and aims become clear.

[@rumchjoe]

Excellent comment - if you want to know an entities true ambition, do not listen to what they say but watch what they do. Cheers form Canada

[@Zockopa]

@@rumchjoe Well,imho its just common sense,isnt it ? Anything less would be stupidity.

[@andriyandriychuk]

Please comment on Zaluzhny dismissal

[@ivanbregar1646]

He doesnt answer tough questions😂