Konstantin Kisin
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So this is realist sphere of influence politics.
So this is realist sphere of influence politics.
We divide the world. Look, we're big men. We control this part. You control that part. Let's divide what's in the middle.
We divide the world. Look, we're big men. We control this part. You control that part. Let's divide what's in the middle.
We divide the world. Look, we're big men. We control this part. You control that part. Let's divide what's in the middle.
Okay. So one of the things, this got a lot of traction in the media. There was a conversation between the American presenter and podcaster Tucker Carlson and Steve Vitkoff, who is the U.S. special envoy, who is in charge of negotiating a peace deal with Ukraine and also in Israel and Hamas. And they talked about those two issues, but we'll focus on the Ukraine side of things.
Okay. So one of the things, this got a lot of traction in the media. There was a conversation between the American presenter and podcaster Tucker Carlson and Steve Vitkoff, who is the U.S. special envoy, who is in charge of negotiating a peace deal with Ukraine and also in Israel and Hamas. And they talked about those two issues, but we'll focus on the Ukraine side of things.
Okay. So one of the things, this got a lot of traction in the media. There was a conversation between the American presenter and podcaster Tucker Carlson and Steve Vitkoff, who is the U.S. special envoy, who is in charge of negotiating a peace deal with Ukraine and also in Israel and Hamas. And they talked about those two issues, but we'll focus on the Ukraine side of things.
He said a lot of things in that interview that are just factually incorrect. He said that the five areas that Russia controls, which it doesn't control fully, by the way, were given to Ukraine by Khrushchev, who was a Ukrainian. That's not true. They weren't given to Ukraine. Only Crimea was. Khrushchev was not Ukrainian.
He said a lot of things in that interview that are just factually incorrect. He said that the five areas that Russia controls, which it doesn't control fully, by the way, were given to Ukraine by Khrushchev, who was a Ukrainian. That's not true. They weren't given to Ukraine. Only Crimea was. Khrushchev was not Ukrainian.
He said a lot of things in that interview that are just factually incorrect. He said that the five areas that Russia controls, which it doesn't control fully, by the way, were given to Ukraine by Khrushchev, who was a Ukrainian. That's not true. They weren't given to Ukraine. Only Crimea was. Khrushchev was not Ukrainian.
I don't want to get too far into the details of that. I think what I'm saying is you as an expert and me as a layman would both agree that there were lots and lots and lots of things that he said. Those are just two easy examples which completely misrepresent the factual reality. What they do represent is the Kremlin position. Right. So why is the U.S.
I don't want to get too far into the details of that. I think what I'm saying is you as an expert and me as a layman would both agree that there were lots and lots and lots of things that he said. Those are just two easy examples which completely misrepresent the factual reality. What they do represent is the Kremlin position. Right. So why is the U.S.
I don't want to get too far into the details of that. I think what I'm saying is you as an expert and me as a layman would both agree that there were lots and lots and lots of things that he said. Those are just two easy examples which completely misrepresent the factual reality. What they do represent is the Kremlin position. Right. So why is the U.S.
special envoy saying things that have no connection to the truth but have every connection to Kremlin propaganda? Why is that happening, Andrey?
special envoy saying things that have no connection to the truth but have every connection to Kremlin propaganda? Why is that happening, Andrey?
special envoy saying things that have no connection to the truth but have every connection to Kremlin propaganda? Why is that happening, Andrey?
And especially your argument is because actually, why not send someone like that in to negotiate? Because ultimately what you care about is just get this wrapped up. It doesn't really matter how this ends. We need to deal with this quickly because we've got China to deal with.
And especially your argument is because actually, why not send someone like that in to negotiate? Because ultimately what you care about is just get this wrapped up. It doesn't really matter how this ends. We need to deal with this quickly because we've got China to deal with.
And especially your argument is because actually, why not send someone like that in to negotiate? Because ultimately what you care about is just get this wrapped up. It doesn't really matter how this ends. We need to deal with this quickly because we've got China to deal with.