TALLINN, Estonia — Earlier this month, when Tucker Carlson asked Vladimir Putin about his reasons for invading Ukraine two years ago, Putin gave him a lecture on Russian history. The 71-year-old Russian leader spent more than 20 minutes showering a baffled Carlson with dates and names going back to the ninth century.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, addresses former Fox News host Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin on Feb. 9 in Moscow, Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill arrive to attend the gala reception marking the National Unity Day at the Kremlin on Nov. 4, 2014, in Moscow.
A Russian history textbook for schools with a sign on the cover that reads "Russian history. 1945 year - beginning of the 21st century. Grade 11. A basic level."
Russian servicemen march during a dress rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade May 7, 2022, in Moscow.
Ukraine endures a second year of war with scenes of grief, suffering and also joy
A woman poses for a social media campaign in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. The sign reads, “Looking for a groom.”
Soviet-era statues are discarded outside a glass workshop in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. The second year of Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion brought no respite for Ukrainian soldiers or civilians. Associated Press photographers documented the past 12 months of death and destruction, agony and grief — as well as the glimpses of joy — that are staples of life during war.
A Ukrainian serviceman who recently returned from the trenches of Bakhmut smokes a cigarette in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
An officer in a special Ukrainian police unit falls as he fires a D-30 cannon towards Russian positions along the front line, near Kreminna, Ukraine, Friday, July 7, 2023.
Hennadiy Techyna, a Ukrainian serviceman from the international legion, exercises at a rehabilitation center in Vynnyky, Ukraine, Thursday, July 20, 2023. The second year of Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion brought no respite for Ukrainian soldiers or civilians. Associated Press photographers documented the past 12 months of death and destruction, agony and grief — as well as the glimpses of joy — that are staples of life during war.
A woman takes a nap on the lap of her husband on a bench at St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 30, 2023.
Cadets practice trying on gas masks during a lesson in a bomb shelter in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
A group of recent high school graduates leap as they pose for photos to celebrate their graduation in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 3, 2023.
A Ukrainian soldier fires a mortar at Russian positions on the front line near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Sunday, May 28, 2023.
A man plants sunflowers in his garden between a damaged Russian tank and its turret in the village of Velyka Dymerka, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
A photograph of a Ukrainian serviceman is placed on his grave in the Alley of Glory section of the cemetery in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.
The mother of a Ukrainian army officer cries during her son's funeral in Krasnyk village, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023.
A Ukrainian police officer takes cover in front of a burning building in Avdiivka, Ukraine, Friday, March 17, 2023. The second year of Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion brought no respite for Ukrainian soldiers or civilians. Associated Press photographers documented the past 12 months of death and destruction, agony and grief — as well as the glimpses of joy — that are staples of life during war.
The body of a Russian soldier lies inside a building in the village of Blahodatne, Ukraine, Saturday, June 17, 2023. The second year of Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion brought no respite for Ukrainian soldiers or civilians. Associated Press photographers documented the past 12 months of death and destruction, agony and grief — as well as the glimpses of joy — that are staples of life during war.
A Ukrainian soldier talks on his radio during combat training in the north of Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. The second year of Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion brought no respite for Ukrainian soldiers or civilians. Associated Press photographers documented the past 12 months of death and destruction, agony and grief — as well as the glimpses of joy — that are staples of life during war.
Mykhayl Shulha, center, cries next to the coffin of his sister Sofia Shulha during a funeral prayer in Uman, central Ukraine, Sunday, April 30, 2023. Sofia Shulha, 11, was killed in an attack on a residential building during the war with Russia.
A woman prays inside a church during Christmas celebrations in Kryvorivnia village, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023.
Two women with mock AK-47 rifles participate in firearms training for civilians in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 11, 2023.
Priests walk to the cemetery during the funeral of Vladyslav Bondarenko in Kozyntsi, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 6, 2023. Bondarenko, a paratrooper, died near Bakhmut.
An elderly woman wrapped in a blanket watches people dance in a subway station during an air raid alarm in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
A Ukrainian assault unit commander passes by a dead Russian soldier on the front line near Andriivka, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.
An elderly woman walks out of her destroyed apartment in Odesa, Ukraine, Sunday, July 23, 2023. The second year of Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion brought no respite for Ukrainian soldiers or civilians. Associated Press photographers documented the past 12 months of death and destruction, agony and grief — as well as the glimpses of joy — that are staples of life during war.
People swim in a lake near Druzhbivka in the Zhytomyr region in Ukraine, Friday, July 21, 2023.
A message written on a dirty, broken mirror reads "Ukraine will prevail" inside a badly damaged school in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The second year of Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion brought no respite for Ukrainian soldiers or civilians. Associated Press photographers documented the past 12 months of death and destruction, agony and grief — as well as the glimpses of joy — that are staples of life during war.
Ukrainian soldiers cover their ears to protect them from the sound of Russian shelling in a shelter on the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Sunday, July 2, 2023.
Children sing traditional songs during a Christmas celebration in Kryvorivnia village, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023.
Military medics give first aid to wounded Ukrainian soldiers near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024.
A priest pays his respects during the funeral of Ukrainian serviceman and famous poet Maksym Kryvtsov in St. Michael Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.
A Ukrainian soldier sits in a trench on the front line on the outskirts of Kreminna, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.
A woman holds her pets after her house was flooded when the Kakhovka dam collapsed, in Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
Firefighters extinguish a blaze after an attack on a residential neighborhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. The second year of Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion brought no respite for Ukrainian soldiers or civilians. Associated Press photographers documented the past 12 months of death and destruction, agony and grief — as well as the glimpses of joy — that are staples of life during war.
Smoke rises from buildings in Bakhmut, Ukraine, the site of heavy battles between Ukrainian and Russian troops, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
The body of a woman who died after an attack on Uman, central Ukraine, lies on a bed on Friday, April 28, 2023.
