In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to U.S. journalist Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 6, 2024.
In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to U.S. journalist Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 6, 2024. | GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson conducted an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin that aired Thursday, marking the first time the isolated Russian leader has spoken with a Western journalist since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Putin's conversation with the former Fox News opinion host went on for more than two hours and spanned topics extending centuries, ranging from the ongoing war in Ukraine and NATO to the Christian history of Russia and Putin's beliefs regarding the supernatural.

Here are five memorable moments from the extensive exchange.

Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Post. Send news tips to jon.brown@christianpost.com

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