Putin presented his own version of “Ukrainian history” during a nearly 30-minute long speech, a significant portion of the whole interview. During this time, Putin unfurled his version of “Ukrainian history,” asserting that the Russian state was founded in 862. He inaccurately associated this date with the Kyivan Rus’, a historical entity unrelated to the modern Russian Federation. Read also: Tucker Carlson to interview Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow Read also: Pro-Kremlin host Tucker Carlson appears in Moscow Poland was responsible for naming Ukraine, and figures such as the Bolshe…