Carlson's publication of an interview with Lavrov has garnered nearly 3 million views

American journalist Tucker Carlson's publication on social network X (former Twitter) with an interview with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has gained 2.9 million views.

Carlson published the video, which lasts approximately 80 minutes, on December 6 (at 1:48 Moscow time).

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In the interview, Lavrov said that Russia has no intentions to destroy the Ukrainian people, as they are brothers and sisters to Russians. He reminded that it was not Russia that started the conflict and added that after the coup d'état took place in Ukraine, the US did not hide its involvement in it.

At the same time, the Russian minister called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose powers expired on May 20, inadequate if, after all his statements about the Russian-speaking population, he wants to return people of Russian culture under his territorial integrity.

Speaking about newly elected US President-elect Republican Donald Trump, Lavrov called him a strong man who does not like to put things off.

"We respect any choice made by people while voting. We respect the choice of the American people. As President Vladimir Putin said, we are open and have always been open for contacts with the current administration," the minister emphasized.

In the same interview, he said that Moscow would like to have normal relations with Washington, but the US is waging a hybrid war against Russia in Ukraine. It is a mistake to think that Russia has no red lines.