Vladimir Putin: The West has begun to realize the impossibility of defeating Russia in Ukraine. Putin's interview with American broadcaster Tucker Carlson is the first in Western media since the start of the Ukraine war.
Putin confirmed that the election of a new US president, scheduled for November 5th, will not change relations between the United States and Russia. Putin announced that his country is open to reaching an agreement to release American journalist Ivan Gershkovich, who has been detained in Russia for about a year on charges of espionage.