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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has worked for decades to win allies in the West, using his spy agencies to interfere in elections and deploying diplomats to build links with Kremlin-friendly politicians.

On Thursday, the world witnessed a new, verbose chapter in those efforts: Mr. Putins two-hour interview, taped in a gilded hall at the Kremlin, with one of Americas most prominent and most divisive conservative commentators.

Speaking to Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host, Mr. Putin called on the United States to make an agreement to cede Ukrainian territory to Russia in order to end the war. He sought to appeal directly to American conservatives just as Republican lawmakers are holding up aid to Ukraine on Capitol Hill, echoing the talking points of politicians like former President Donald J. Trump who say that the United States has more pressing priorities than a war thousands of miles away.

Dont you have anything better to do? Mr. Putin said in response to Mr. Carlsons question about the possibility of American soldiers fighting in Ukraine. You have issues on the border, issues with migration, issues with the national debt.

He went on: Wouldnt it be better to negotiate with Russia?

Much of the interview constituted a familiar Kremlin history lesson about Russias historical claim to Eastern European lands, beginning in the ninth century, that Mr. Putin made little effort to distill for American ears. He opined on artificial intelligence, Genghis Khan and the Roman Empire. He also laid out his well-worn and spurious justifications for invading Ukraine, asserting that Russias goal was to stop this war that he claims the West is waging against Russia.

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