This meeting is likely to generate considerable debate: after much speculation, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson confirmed on Tuesday evening that he would interview Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In a video shared on the online platform X (formerly Twitter), the 54-year-old journalist said: “We are in Moscow this evening. We are here to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin.”
In his monologue, Carlson said on camera that he was motivated to sit down with Putin because he wanted to inform “the people of English-speaking countries.” Most Americans have no idea what is happening in the Ukraine war and what global effects it has. Carlson claims this is because “no one told them the truth” and that the media is corrupt. Carlson says there is “more” to the story and that the Western media is misleading its audience.
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“We are not here because we love Vladimir Putin. We are here because we love the United States and we want it to remain prosperous and free,” Carlson added. He indicated that the interview had not yet taken place. He did not reveal when it will air, but said it will be posted on his personal website “unedited” and “not behind a paywall.”
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The talk show host, who is repeatedly described as a right-wing conspiracy theorist, was fired by Fox News last year without giving any reasons for the dismissal at the time. Carlson hosted a high-ratings evening show there for years. He used this to repeatedly cause provocations. Shortly after, he started his own show on X, which is supported by Elon Musk.
Russia has been waging a war against Ukraine since February 2022, in which tens of thousands of people have already been killed. There is an international arrest warrant for war crimes against Russian President Waldimir Putin.