NBC’s Keir Simmons: Tucker Allowed Putin ‘To Focus on His Favorite Topics ... Almost Entirely Unchallenged’

CABRERA A high profile ░░░░░░░░ down between former Fox ░░░░░░░░ host Tucker Carlson and ░░░░░░░░ president Vladimir Putin Now ░░░░░░░░ the notable name doing ░░░░░░░░ interview we really didn ░░░░░░░░ learn much about the ░░░░░░░░ war or Putin himself ░░░░░░░░ we didn t already ░░░░░░░░ NBC News chief international ░░░░░░░░ Keir Simmons has more ░░░░░░░░ that interview Keir Simmons ░░░░░░░░ there good day to ░░░░░░░░ For more than two ░░░░░░░░ President Putin was allowed ░░░░░░░░ focus on his favorite ░░░░░░░░ history the CIA Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ entirely unchallenged His interviewer ░░░░░░░░ Carlson who in the ░░░░░░░░ has expressed sympathy for ░░░░░░░░ Putin let the first ░░░░░░░░ run for around 30 ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Simmons voice ░░░░░░░░ With the war in ░░░░░░░░ on a knife edge ░░░░░░░░ Putin says Russia has ░░░░░░░░ wanted to talk he ░░░░░░░░ said that before all ░░░░░░░░ while continuing to pummel ░░░░░░░░ country with drones missiles ░░░░░░░░ other weapons Putin via ░░░░░░░░ We have never refused ░░░░░░░░ Simmons voice over The ░░░░░░░░ with conservative former Fox ░░░░░░░░ host Tucker Carlson echoing ░░░░░░░░ points from Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ election campaign Putin via ░░░░░░░░ Don t you have ░░░░░░░░ better to do You ░░░░░░░░ issues on the border ░░░░░░░░ voice over They are ░░░░░░░░ Putin has repeated time ░░░░░░░░ time again including in ░░░░░░░░ interview before attacking Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ Will you commit now ░░░░░░░░ to send any further ░░░░░░░░ troops into Ukrainian sovereign ░░░░░░░░ Simmons voice over You ░░░░░░░░ U S crossed an ░░░░░░░░ with military equipment he ░░░░░░░░ me and yet you ░░░░░░░░ somehow we are acting ░░░░░░░░ But his invasion has ░░░░░░░░ and wounded hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ of people in Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ Russia He said again ░░░░░░░░ he is looking to ░░░░░░░░ a deal over jailed ░░░░░░░░ Street Journal Reporter Evan ░░░░░░░░ this time clearly signaling ░░░░░░░░ Russia wants to exchange ░░░░░░░░ American journalist for a ░░░░░░░░ FSB assassin jailed in ░░░░░░░░ Putin via translator I ░░░░░░░░ not rule out that ░░░░░░░░ person you refer to ░░░░░░░░ Gershkovich may return to ░░░░░░░░ motherland Simmons voice over ░░░░░░░░ morning The Wall Street ░░░░░░░░ saying in a statement ░░░░░░░░ is a journalist and ░░░░░░░░ is not a crime ░░░░░░░░ re encouraged to see ░░░░░░░░ s desire for a ░░░░░░░░ that brings Evan home ░░░░░░░░ we hope this will ░░░░░░░░ to his rapid release ░░░░░░░░ News continues to report ░░░░░░░░ Russia Last month we ░░░░░░░░ to a Putin event ░░░░░░░░ he stands for election ░░░░░░░░ a small hand picked ░░░░░░░░ Our vote for Putin ░░░░░░░░ woman told us later ░░░░░░░░ the Ukraine war with ░░░░░░░░ war on terrorism This ░░░░░░░░ a candidate we met ░░░░░░░░ December who opposes the ░░░░░░░░ war was banned from ░░░░░░░░ election Clip ends Simmons ░░░░░░░░ Putin s objectives with ░░░░░░░░ interview will have included ░░░░░░░░ influence the debate in ░░░░░░░░ Congress still hasn t ░░░░░░░░ more funding for Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ to influence his own ░░░░░░░░ ahead of his election ░░░░░░░░ March Russian media is ░░░░░░░░ celebrating the interview The ░░░░░░░░ with the state news ░░░░░░░░ TASS Putin is trending ░░░░░░░░ X CABRERA Keir Simmons ░░░░░░░░ you for that reporting.”