Russian President Vladimir Putin can’t remember the last time he spoke with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden, had a “personal relationship” with his predecessor Donald Trump, and reckons his country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine could end in a few weeks — if the West would just stop helping Kyiv defend itself. These nuggets of Putin-think emerged from a two-hour, hotly anticipated interview the Russian president granted to ex-Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson, which was published on the far-right commentator’s website on Thursday. When asked by Carlson about the possibility of peace in Ukraine, Putin said: “If you really want to stop fighting, you need to stop supplying weapons,” referring to Western aid to Kyiv. “It will be over within a few weeks. That’s it,” he added. READ MORE: https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-tucker-carlson-ukraine-war-elon-musk/ ---------------------------------------- Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgjtvMmHXbutALaw9XzRkAg?view_as=subscriber Check out our video catalog: https://www.politico.com/video Follow POLITICO here: ➤ Twitter: https://twitter.com/politico/ ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/politico/ ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/politico/