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- Vladimir Putin gave his first interview with a Western media figure since invading Ukraine.
- It was with Tucker Carlson, who has long been more sympathetic to Putin than most of the US media.
- The interview seems timed to further corrode US support for Ukraine.
As Tucker Carlson was hyping his interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US support for Ukraine hit a new low.
Wednesday saw another congressional attempt to get more aid to Ukraine unceremoniously collapse — keeping a proposed $66 billion injection of aid out of reach.
The timing doesn't feel like a coincidence.