The picture at the top of this poast is a sort of Russian in-joke, which I confess I do not understand in the slightest. It has to do with a character from a children’s book series, published in Sweden, dating all the way back to the 1940s, called Karlsson-on-the-Roof. The main character is apparently some sort of very short, very chubby, and very overconfident guy, who lives in Stockholm, Sweden.

If you are wondering what the hell this has to do with #BasedTucker, well, he is now in Moscow – the news has been causing a huge stir all over TEH INNARWEBZ for the past couple of days – and those descriptions tend to fit him generally really rather well. Except for the red hair, of course.

Oh, and also, he has just announced, less than an hour ago as of the time of this writing, that he will interview the Neo-Tsar himself:

The first thing to point out is that #BasedTucker has already shared with his friends the fact that Moscow is completely different from what he expected. The Russian people ARE NOT suffering from MUH SANKSHUNS:

Of course, if anyone had paid the slightest attention to what I’ve been writing for TWO YEARS now, they’d have figured that out in about 5 minutes, but… Oh well.

Anyway, the point is, this is probably the biggest and most important political interview in the last 5 years. This is the first chance the people of the West will have to hear from the Neo-Tsar directly, under tough but fair questioning from an actual investigative reporter who respects both his subject and his audience.

I believe the interview will open up a lot of American minds and eyes. They will get the opportunity to hear directly from the Neo-Tsar himself, explaining why Russia had to do what it did, and pointing out the abject failures of American policy that led to this disaster (for the West – Russia is doing just fine).

It is important to note that #BasedTucker has also stated he intends to interview the other Vlad – Bellendsky the Piano-Pecker-Player Crackhead of Queef. I rather doubt he is going to land that one, not least because Bellendsky does not like people who do not kiss his ass.

The Putin, on the other hand, is known for his exceptionally polite and courteous demeanour, even with dealing with a hostile reporter, and for his willingness to tackle tough questions. Indeed, his interview with Megyn Kelly, from several years back, was a Sigma-male masterclass in how to handle an uppity woman:

And this is him dealing with a real presstitute from NBC, doing exactly the same thing – disarming him and wiping the floor with the idiot using facts, data, logic, and argument:

One thing is for sure:

#BasedTucker’s interview of The Putin will be the most hotly anticipated one for many, many years.