It is absolutely normal for heads of state and government or political leaders to grant interviews to the media. Everybody does that. It is part of the job: Communicating and communicating with the public to make their ideas, proposals and plans known. We usually talk about the characteristics of the interviewee, but much less about the interviewer. I have always ...

The interview given by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Tucker Carlson, one of the leading journalists of the US, has made a worldwide impact. It is worth underlining a few points about this important interview: 1. The defeat in Ukraine has caused new cracks in the Western bloc. There are ongoing debates about who will pay the price. Kremlin is ...