Notorious former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has conducted an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin – the reason for his visit to Moscow – and said he has requested an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Source: an announcement by Carlson and video message on tuckercarlson.com; Newsweek

Quote: “We’re in Moscow tonight. We’re here to interview the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin. We’ll be doing that soon.”

Details: Carlson said he had been preparing for the interview with Putin for several months.

The former TV presenter said that it would be posted on his website. He also noted that Elon Musk had promised not to block this interview with Putin on X (Twitter).

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    10 months ago

    Tucker Carlson remains dedicated to "both sides"ing even to the point of giving a soft ball interview to a dictator.

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      10 months ago

      That’s remarkably charitable. I’d say he’s committed to serving the side of evil enough to softball a dictator.

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        10 months ago

        People say I’m a generous person - though I’ll happily admit I can no longer even read that asshats name with hearing Seth Meyer’s impression in my head. Ma Boi TC got that perfect JAQing off voice.