Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a rare and exclusive interview to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, which premiered on 8 February 2024. In the two-hour-long conversation, Putin engaged candidly, touching upon critical themes that shape Russia’s foreign policy. Let’s dissect key excerpts from the interview and explore the historical context behind them: NATO’s eastward expansion “We were told that NATO would not expand eastward. This was a lie. Five waves of NATO expansion followed. We did not respond to any of them. We were trying to persuade them, ‘Please don’t do it; we are a market economy now, we...