'He is a dangerous man': Vladimir Putin opens up on Tucker Carlson interview

Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed Tucker Carlson is a "dangerous" man who left him dissatisfied in their interview because he didn't pose any hard-hitting questions.

In an interview with Russian TV's Pavel Zarubin, Putin said he expected a more confrontational approach from Carlson, so he could respond in kind.

"To be honest, I thought that he would behave aggressively and ask so-called sharp questions," Putin said in comments broadcast on Wednesday.

"I was not just prepared for this, I wanted it, because it would give me the opportunity to respond in the same way."

Putin, in his first interview with an American journalist since Russia's troop deployment in Ukraine two years ago, delivered a half-hour history lecture to Carlson.

Speaking to Zarubin, Putin said he was surprised that Carlson didn't interrupt him more during the chat.
"Frankly, I did not get full satisfaction from this interview," he said.

[Newtwo_]

In Russia, when we say a dangerous person, we also mean a smart, insightful and determined person with whom it is better to be friends than to be an enemy

[miroslavblagojevic]

When we say in our slavic languages for someone that "he is dangerous" that often means that we want him on our side and not as our enemy.

[Soildus]

When one dangerous man calls another man dangerous, its usually meant as a compliment.

[Karposh_]

"Opasni chelovek" - the literal translation is "a dangerous man". However, in most Slavic languages, it is a common phrase that is often used to describe someone who is shrewd and highly intelligent. He did not mean it in the sense that Tucker is someone who is a threat to society. The translator should be sacked for that confusing oversight. He failed Translation 101 where you can't do literal translations with most languages and expect the same meaning.

[Xiaolongbaokid]

It was translated as “dangerous” but the slang or vulgar term really based on context is “smartly cunning”. It’s a praise term/word that he used to describe Tucker.

[strandpromenade]

Come on guys, this is clickbait. Putin smiled while saying "Tucker is a dangerous man", it was obviously ironic. Putin is very pleased with the outcome, and so is Tucker - and so is the vast majority of viewers all around the world (except: Western MSM and its followers...)

[nancywilson]

If you watched the interview you would know that Putin meant “dangerous “ as a compliment. Tucker used good interviewing skills to get information and not be aggressive, like most media so-called journalists, in order to prove their point. Bravo, Tucker Carlson!

[ulepjsb]

Sky News need to realize that Putin complimented Tucker

[romanteni]

Again the translation is COMPLETELY WRONG. He didn't call him "dangerous" in disrespectful way, and he also didn't imply that tucker didn't ask "tough questions". He said he was surprised tucker was POLICE and respectful, and didn't ask INSULTING and ABRASIVE LOADED questions, which aren't really questions, but more of "statements to trigger a response". He said he was ready to basically deal with a typical western propaganda pusher who will keep repeating the same lines without listening to what Putin has to say, and instead, Trucker is dangerous because he didn't give Putin a reason to be argumentative and instead he felt comfortable just having an interview. THIS IS what real interview and journalism looks like, not the typical bs we see from BBC and likes.

[ChristAliveForevermore]

Any man who gets fired from their old job and immediately creates a company that's orders of magnitude more successful than that old job is certainly a dangerous man.

[ChrisMathieu]

Isn't that what a journalist is supposed to do? Ask questions and then actually listen to the answer?

[mjgato]

These types of conversations is what will keep us away from WWIII. Patience and conversation. Both of which are more difficult to do than just deciding to kill each other.

[goranlazarevski]

Dangerous man is a compliment.. we use it to say that man is smart, competent, with integrity etc..(not to say that he is a treat)
Please don't take it out of context..

[demetria]

I think dangerous means smart, meaning one needs to be careful with words.

[andyvankerkhove]

a screaming match with allegations would not have shown us Putin as he is... Tucker is a legend

[gordonsrus]

We in the West need to be talking a lot more with Russia. One interview is just an icebreaker of sorts.

[dcron]

The MSM wants to make it look like they're insulting each other. But when you watch the whole video you can tell they both think pretty highly of each other.

[michaels.]

An interviewer who allowed the person he was interviewing to speak. Shocking.

[hermanjonkers]

I have no idea why this is a big deal. Tucker simply sat back, asked questions, and let Putin speak. Some of the best interviews I've seen is when the interviewee is allowed to speak without some idiot journalist continually interrupting trying to force their point of view...

[thomaslinger]

Tucker simply made Putin look very good and in control to interest of his country. Very good interview.