Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that if the US stopped sending weapons to Ukraine, the war would be over "in weeks" in his interview with Tucker Carlson. Putin said it "goes against common sense" for the US to be involved in a "global war" that could bring "humanity to the brink of destruction." Putin also claimed peace talks with Ukraine had nearly been finalized, but Kyiv "threw away all these agreements" after Russian troops withdrew from areas like Kyiv. Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former Russian oligarch and opposition leader, asserts that President Vladimir Putin's primary objective is to maintain power.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that if the United States stopped sending weapons
00:07 to Ukraine, the war would be over in weeks in his interview with Tucker Carlson.
00:11 Putin said it goes against common sense for the United States to be involved in a global war
00:17 that could bring humanity to the brink of destruction.
00:20 Putin also claimed that peace talks with Ukraine had nearly been finalized,
00:24 but Ukraine threw away all of these agreements
00:26 after Russian troops withdrew from different areas in Ukraine.
00:29 A former Russian oligarch and opposition leader asserts that President Vladimir Putin's primary
00:34 objective is to maintain his power. He also suggested that Putin seeks Western attention
00:40 and the approval because it legitimizes his power among Russians who, despite being taught
00:44 to despise the West, still look up to it in terms of culture. He argues that positive remarks from
00:50 Western figures about Putin significantly boost his standing with the Russian people
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