Former Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson confirmed that he is in Moscow to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin. Carlson announced this on his page on the social network X on Tuesday, February 6.
"Obviously, conducting such an interview is associated with certain risks. That's why we've been thinking about it carefully for many months," he said.
Why I'm interviewing Vladimir Putin. pic.twitter.com/hqvXUZqvHX
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) February 6, 2024
Carlson also said that Elon Musk promised not to block his interview with the Russian president when it was published on social network X. In addition, the journalist promised that everyone will be able to watch the interview for free on his website in the unedited version.
Carlson also said that he had sent a request to the Office of the President of Ukraine to interview President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to him, the interviews that Zelensky gave in the United States "are not traditional interviews, but pep talks."
It should be noted that Tucker Carlson's announcement of the interview with Putin has already garnered more than 50 million views on X. The journalist himself has about 12 million followers there.
The Wall Street Journal also reports that Putin's interview with Tucker Carlson is likely to be published tomorrow, February 8.
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The Kremlin has confirmed that Putin gave an interview to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. This was announced by Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.
