Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks a resolution in the Ukraine conflict but remains skeptical about increased openness to negotiation as the duration of the conflict persists, journalist Tucker Carlson said on Monday.
"Putin wants to get out of this war, he's not going to become more open to negotiation the longer this goes on," Carlson said during an interview at the World Governments Summit in Dubai.
The remarks were in response to Egyptian journalist Emad Eldin Adeeb's question about Putin's reluctance to compromise amid Western efforts to escalate tension, exert pressure, and weaken Russia economically and its alliance with China.
"One of the things we've learned in the course of the last few years is that Russia's industrial capacity is a lot more profound than we thought it was... This country [Russia], we're assured was a gas station with nuclear weapons, has a pretty easy time making missiles, rockets, and artillery shells," Carlson added.
Last week, the Russian president sat down for an interview with Carlson, discussing the Ukraine conflict, the Nord Stream sabotage, Russia-NATO relations, artificial intelligence, and other topics.
The interview has attracted huge interest around the world. As of Monday, the video had been viewed 196 million times on the X. On YouTube, the video has been viewed nearly 14.8 million times.
Western countries have been providing military and financial aid to Kiev since the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022. The Kremlin has consistently warned against continued arms deliveries to Kiev, saying it would lead to further escalation of the conflict.