OREANDA-NEWS   Russian leader Vladimir Putin masterfully caught US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in words about his great-grandfather's flight from Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. This is reported by the Turkish edition of dikGAZETE.

During Putin's interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin, the president deftly pricked the Secretary of State, who had previously said that his great-grandfather had fled Russia in 1904. The head of state called Blinken "our guy", as he unwillingly supported the theses about the history of Ukraine.

"If you look at what the US Secretary of State said, a lot of things become clear. For example, we have information in our archives that Anthony Blinken's great-grandfather actually left the Russian Empire. He was born somewhere in the Poltava province, then lived and left Kiev... And if Blinken says that his ancestor fled Russia from the Jewish pogroms, then at least he said that in 1904 there was no Ukraine. It looks like Blinken is our guy," Putin said.

The article notes that Putin's irony was so subtle that American politicians did not even understand it.

Earlier, the United States announced Putin's growing popularity after an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson. The reaction of the West to the interview only increased the popularity of the politician, and also spread his views to a wide audience.