Tucker Asks Putin if He Could Release WSJ Journalist as ‘Sign of Decency’: ‘He’s Obviously Not a Spy’

Carlson I just got ░░░░░░░░ ask you one last ░░░░░░░░ and that s about ░░░░░░░░ who s very famous ░░░░░░░░ the United States probably ░░░░░░░░ here Evan Gershkovich who ░░░░░░░░ The Wall Street Journal ░░░░░░░░ he s 32 and ░░░░░░░░ s been in prison ░░░░░░░░ almost a year This ░░░░░░░░ a huge story in ░░░░░░░░ United States and I ░░░░░░░░ want to ask you ░░░░░░░░ without getting into the ░░░░░░░░ of it or your ░░░░░░░░ of what happened if ░░░░░░░░ a sign of your ░░░░░░░░ you would be willing ░░░░░░░░ release him to us ░░░░░░░░ we ll bring him ░░░░░░░░ to the United States ░░░░░░░░ via translator We have ░░░░░░░░ so many gestures of ░░░░░░░░ out of decency that ░░░░░░░░ think we have run ░░░░░░░░ of them We have ░░░░░░░░ seen anyone reciprocate to ░░░░░░░░ in a similar manner ░░░░░░░░ in theory we can ░░░░░░░░ that we do not ░░░░░░░░ out that we can ░░░░░░░░ that if our partners ░░░░░░░░ reciprocal steps When I ░░░░░░░░ about the partners I ░░░░░░░░ of all refer to ░░░░░░░░ services Special services are ░░░░░░░░ contact with one another ░░░░░░░░ there are certain terms ░░░░░░░░ discussed via special services ░░░░░░░░ I believe an agreement ░░░░░░░░ be reached Carlson So ░░░░░░░░ stuff has happened for ░░░░░░░░ centuries One country catches ░░░░░░░░ spy within its borders ░░░░░░░░ trades it for one ░░░░░░░░ its own intel guys ░░░░░░░░ another country I think ░░░░░░░░ makes it and it ░░░░░░░░ not my business but ░░░░░░░░ makes this different is ░░░░░░░░ guy s obviously not ░░░░░░░░ spy He s a ░░░░░░░░ Maybe he was breaking ░░░░░░░░ law in some way ░░░░░░░░ he s not a ░░░░░░░░ spy and everybody knows ░░░░░░░░ and he s being ░░░░░░░░ hostage in exchange which ░░░░░░░░ true with respect it ░░░░░░░░ true and everyone knows ░░░░░░░░ s true So maybe ░░░░░░░░ s in a different ░░░░░░░░ Maybe it s not ░░░░░░░░ to ask for somebody ░░░░░░░░ in exchange for letting ░░░░░░░░ out Maybe it degrades ░░░░░░░░ to do that Putin ░░░░░░░░ translator You know you ░░░░░░░░ give a different interpretations ░░░░░░░░ what constitutes a spy ░░░░░░░░ Are you suggesting he ░░░░░░░░ working for the U ░░░░░░░░ government or NATO or ░░░░░░░░ was just a reporter ░░░░░░░░ was given material he ░░░░░░░░ t supposed to have ░░░░░░░░ seem like very different ░░░░░░░░ Putin via translator I ░░░░░░░░ t know who he ░░░░░░░░ working for but I ░░░░░░░░ like to reiterate that ░░░░░░░░ classified information in secret ░░░░░░░░ called espionage He was ░░░░░░░░ for the U S ░░░░░░░░ Services some other agencies ░░░░░░░░ don t think he ░░░░░░░░ working for Monaco as ░░░░░░░░ is hardly interested in ░░░░░░░░ that information It is ░░░░░░░░ to special services to ░░░░░░░░ to an agreement Some ░░░░░░░░ has been laid There ░░░░░░░░ people who in our ░░░░░░░░ are not connected with ░░░░░░░░ services Let me tell ░░░░░░░░ a story about a ░░░░░░░░ serving a sentence in ░░░░░░░░ allied country of the ░░░░░░░░ S That person due ░░░░░░░░ patriotic sentiments eliminated a ░░░░░░░░ in one of the ░░░░░░░░ capitals during the events ░░░░░░░░ the caucuses Do you ░░░░░░░░ what he was doing ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ that but I will ░░░░░░░░ it anyway He was ░░░░░░░░ our soldiers taken prisoner ░░░░░░░░ the road and then ░░░░░░░░ his car over their ░░░░░░░░ What kind of person ░░░░░░░░ that Can he even ░░░░░░░░ called human But there ░░░░░░░░ a patriot who eliminated ░░░░░░░░ in one of the ░░░░░░░░ capitals Whether he did ░░░░░░░░ of his own volition ░░░░░░░░ not that is a ░░░░░░░░ question Carlson Yeah but ░░░░░░░░ Gershkovich didn t do ░░░░░░░░ That s a completely ░░░░░░░░ I mean this is ░░░░░░░░ 32 year old newspaper ░░░░░░░░ Putin via translator He ░░░░░░░░ something different He s ░░░░░░░░ just a journalist I ░░░░░░░░ he s a journalist ░░░░░░░░ was secretly giving confidential ░░░░░░░░ Yes it is different ░░░░░░░░ still I m talking ░░░░░░░░ other people who are ░░░░░░░░ controlled by the U ░░░░░░░░ authorities wherever they are ░░░░░░░░ a sentence There is ░░░░░░░░ ongoing dialogue between the ░░░░░░░░ services This has to ░░░░░░░░ resolved in a calm ░░░░░░░░ and professional manner They ░░░░░░░░ keeping in touch so ░░░░░░░░ them do their work ░░░░░░░░ are ready to talk ░░░░░░░░ the talks are on ░░░░░░░░ way and there have ░░░░░░░░ many successful examples of ░░░░░░░░ talks crowned with success ░░░░░░░░ this is going to ░░░░░░░░ crowned with success as ░░░░░░░░ but we have to ░░░░░░░░ to an agreement Carlson ░░░░░░░░ hope you let him ░░░░░░░░ Mr. President, thank you.”