Russian President Vladimir Putin's interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson is a special operation. Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense, said this during a telethon.
"It could not but be a special operation. Of course, this is a means of influence, an information and psychological special operation. Yes, a Russian special operation. Because the target audience of this interview is the free world, the Western world. These narratives are false and the propaganda is supposed to convince the free democratic world of something," he said.
Yusov called Putin a "geopolitical madman" who "talks about some nonsense about international law, history, decides which nations should exist or not, memes about the Austrian General Staff."
"They used this IPSO so-so. But the very fact that Russian special services spend huge amounts of money to influence the Western audience suggests that this audience is important to them. They understand that the ability to influence the democratic world is critically important to them," the GUR representative added.
