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President Vladimir Putin said in an interview released Thursday with controversial right-wing U.S. journalist Tucker Carlson that the West should understand it is impossible to defeat Russia in Ukraine. In a two-hour interview with the former Fox News host coming just ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russias invasion of Ukraine Putin also said a deal can be reached on imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Certain terms being discussed via special services channels, he said, while insisting that the reporter is a spy something the Journal and U.S. government