Former FOX News host tucker carlson He confirmed that he will be interviewed on Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin. He is the first Western journalist to do so since its inception in 2016. Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine Almost 3 years ago.
In a statement posted on social media, Carlson said he intended to interview Putin, saying: “Because that’s what we do. We’re in journalism. Our duty is to keep people informed. It’s about conveying that.”
“Western governments will definitely do everything in their power to censor this video…because that’s what they do,” Carlson added in the video.
Karlsson, who has been seen around Moscow, teased the possibility of an interview with Putin in a conversation with a Russian reporter on state broadcaster Izvestia, saying: “We’ll see.”
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“I wanted to talk to people and look around,” he told reporters about his visit to Russia.
Telegram channel Mash was the first to report that Tucker Carlson was spotted in Moscow, publishing a photo of him watching the ballet “Spartacus” at the famous Bolshoi Theater. According to the station, this is Carlson’s first visit to Russia, and he has been visiting Russia since February 1.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on speculation that Karlsson would meet with Putin.
“Many foreign journalists come to Russia every day, and many continue to work in Russia, and we welcome this,” Peskov told reporters on Monday. “We have nothing to announce regarding the president’s interviews with foreign media.”
Since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, the Russian government has arrested two American journalists, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Russian-American dual national Radio Free Radio, for reporting in Russia. Europe/Radio Liberty editor Ars Kermasheva was imprisoned.
In his X statement, Carlson claimed that Western media is misleading viewers about the war in Ukraine.
“Their media is corrupt. They lie to their readers and viewers, most of it through omission,” Carlson said.
Karlsson is a well-known figure on Russian state television who has been critical of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy while praising President Vladimir Putin.
Russian state media often airs snippets of Mr. Carlson questioning American institutions and political leaders. Russian state media recently highlighted Carlson’s claims that former President Donald Trump is being unfairly prosecuted in the United States. Putin said the charges against Trump were an example of the “corruption of the American political system, which cannot claim to be able to teach others about democracy.”
Karlsson expressed interest in interviewing Putin in an interview with Swiss magazine Die Welttwoche in September.
“I tried to interview President Vladimir Putin, but I was stopped by the U.S. government,” Carlson said. “Just think about it.”
“Well, we’re not allowed to hear Putin’s voice, why?” Carlson asked.
After being fired from Fox News, Carlson launched his own show on Platform X (formerly known as Twitter).in first episode On the show, he used anti-Semitic metaphors to describe Zelensky, who is Jewish.
“As you may know, Ukraine is led by a guy named Zelenskiy,” Carlson said. “Sweaty, rat-like, comedian-turned-oligarch, persecutor of Christians.” Comparing Jews to rats was a common strategy in Nazi propaganda.
The civil war in Ukraine will enter its third year at the end of this month. In December, President Putin told voters there would be no peace in Ukraine until Russia achieved its goals.