Putin omitted certain details. While he provided Carlson with Khmelnytskyi's letter from around 1650, there is no evidence of a letter dated 1500 from the Khan of the Golden Horde granting Moscow the right to secede from the Horde. Therefore, since 1500, an illegitimate separatist junta has allegedly governed Moscow, lacking the authority to engage in diplomatic relations, such as conducting correspondence with a foreign leader like Khmelnytskyi. Furthermore, after Ivan the Terrible's death (1584), a coup d'état allegedly occurred, resulting in individuals unrelated to the Rurikovich dynasty or the Chingizids seizing power in the Muscovite Ulus.
Putin omitted certain details. While he provided Carlson with Khmelnytskyi's letter from around 1650, there is no evidence of a letter dated 1500 from the Khan of the Golden Horde granting Moscow the right to secede from the Horde. Therefore, since 1500, an illegitimate separatist junta has allegedly governed Moscow, lacking the authority to engage in diplomatic relations, such as conducting correspondence with a foreign leader like Khmelnytskyi. Furthermore, after Ivan the Terrible's death (1584), a coup d'état allegedly occurred, resulting in individuals unrelated to the Rurikovich dynasty or the Chingizids seizing power in the Muscovite Ulus.