Speaking on this topic on Sky News, Sunak said that the Russian leader’s statement about the responsibility of NATO and the United States for starting the conflict in Ukraine is “obviously ridiculous.”

“I am proud that the UK has stood firmly behind Ukraine from the very beginning,” Sunak said.

Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that he had read Putin’s interview with Tucker and found it “ridiculous.” State Duma deputy Mikhail Sheremet responded to the words of the German politician. He called Scholz's reaction nonsense and a gesture of helplessness.