Russia's Putin: we have no interest in invading Poland or Latvia

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an interview with U.S. television host Tucker Carlson in Moscow, Russia, February 6, 2024, in this still image taken from video released February 8, 2024. Courtesy of Tucker Carlson Network/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview aired on Thursday that Moscow had no interest in invading "Poland, Latvia or anywhere else" and said talk that Moscow might do so was threat mongering,

Putin made the comments during a two-hour conversation with U.S. television host Tucker Carlson that was recorded in Moscow on Tuesday.