- Anonymous Kremlin sources claim Karlsson’s presence in Russia is a propaganda coup for Putin
The Kremlin “persuaded” former Fox News star Tucker Carlson to go to Russia to “get mean to Biden,” according to a new report.
Carlson was photographed and recorded in Moscow this week amid rumors that he had come to Moscow to become the first Western media figure to interview President Vladimir Putin since the invasion of Ukraine began. It is being done.
The Moscow Times is now reporting that Putin’s government orchestrated the meeting as part of a “propaganda coup” against the United States.
Mr. Carlson, 54, was regularly criticized for bringing up pro-Russian topics on his Fox News show. Since his acrimonious firing, Carlson has interviewed a variety of people on X’s new broadcast, including Russell Brand, Andrew Tate and Ice Cube.
“Tucker has been expected here for a long time. He is very welcome here. Now everyone in the presidential administration is working together,” an anonymous source told the Moscow Times.
Meanwhile, Russian media official Alexei Venediktov wrote in X: “As I understand it, Tucker Carlson got what he wanted.”
“Even without an interview, Karlsson’s arrival is already a huge benefit for the boss.” [Putin]. Look at what kind of reactions we’re already seeing on “Beyond the Sea.” “Mr. Tucker has a large audience in the United States,” another source told The Moscow Times.
Another joked that Carlson’s options in Russia were “interview or else.” [going to] Donbass on the front lines.
‘chief [Putin] He will win the election even without Tucker’s help. Given Carlson’s vast audience, having access to a U.S. audience through Carlson during the height of the bitter battle between Biden and Trump could be a real challenge given Carlson’s vast audience. This is once again an opportunity to influence the US elections,” a Kremlin official told The Moscow Times.
Karlsson was seen tucking the card close to his chest on Monday after Russian media aired photos of him in several locations around Moscow, including in a box seat at the Bolshoi Theater and at a hotel meal.
“It’s very beautiful,” Karlsson said of Moscow in an interview with Izvestia newspaper. “I just wanted to see it, because I’ve read a lot about it, but I’ve never seen it before.”
Asked if he was in Moscow to interview President Putin, Carlson replied with a smile: “I understand.”
The 54-year-old former MSNBC host arrived in the capital on February 1 and was reportedly spotted at a performance of Spartacus at the Bolshoi Theatre.
In 2021, Carlson claimed that the National Security Agency began “spying” on him after he said he was trying to interview President Putin.
Mr. Carlson said his communications were intercepted by the NSA and that his identity, which should be kept secret by law, was “revealed” by senior intelligence officials. Carlson claimed that the contents of his emails and text messages were disseminated to discredit him.
His claims have not been confirmed.
The Kremlin also declined to confirm whether Putin would sit down with the American podcaster.
“We can hardly expect to provide information on the movements of foreign journalists…Many foreign journalists come to Russia every day, and many continue to work in Russia, and we welcome this,” the agency said in a statement. “
“We have nothing to announce regarding the president’s interviews with foreign media.”