the behavior toward russian federation and putin personally is part of what makes carlson in their view a kremlin information friend. the kremlin told the russian press as part of the push it is quote essential to air fox news clips that back putin. all of this, a strange set of bed fellows as we see one of the most prominent conservatives and trump allies using fox news to say things the kremlin literally wants to promote inside russia. ambassador michael mcfaul is back with me. ambassador, you covered so many aspects of this, given your expertise. on friday, you were blowing the whistle how putin is using same powers domestically to shut down local press, one of the only outlets, one that you appeared at and spoke russian on that led to that outlet being closed after it went viral. curious what you see on the other side of interplay. there s a real war but