By Sean McPolin The controversial interview between right-wing TV host Tucker Carlson and Russian President Vladimir Putin got off to a bizarre start – with viewers taken on a 30-minute history lecture. It WAS Putin’s first interview to a Western media figure since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago despite requests from a number of outlets. Anyone involved with the interview has been criticised by experts as an “enemy to the US”. Carlson has repeatedly criticised US support of the beleaguered country. The interview began with a lecture in Russian history from Putin, which began …