Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson: what is known

Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson: what is known, how long it lasts, where to watch? POWER ON FEBRUARY 07, 2024 / 13:13.

American journalist Tucker Carlson is trying to «stop World War III» with his interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said TV presenter Alex Jones. What is known about this interview, where can I watch it and when will it be released?

What is known about Tucker Carlson’s Moscow interview

On the evening of February 6, an American journalist confirmed that he had arrived in Moscow to interview the President of Russia. Carlson said that he faced opposition in preparing the conversation — the White House, he said, twice tried to disrupt the interview.

The infamous American TV presenter Alex Jones said that with the help of this interview, Tucker Carlson is trying to «stop World War III.»

«Tucker announced that he had interviewed Putin. He texted me and said it was cool, for two hours. The interview will be released very soon and will become historic. He’s trying to stop World War III—and, as Tucker told me, it’s already hanging over us. So it’s very, very, very, very important. And our entire censorship is now in absolute and complete panic. Because they want the American people to continue to be in darkness and ignorance,» Jones announced on his social network page.

In his announcement, Carlson emphasized that the interview with Putin is aimed at residents of English-speaking countries. According to him, they «sincerely think that nothing has changed» after the start of the SVO, and this is because «no one tells them the truth.»

Sources of The American Wall Street Journal said that the interview with Putin will be released on February 8.

How do they react to the appearance of an interview with Putin
The announcement of the interview with Putin, published on the social network X (Twitter), in 14 hours gained more than 61 million views, more than 412 thousand likes and more than 127 thousand reposts. Google Trends records a sharp increase in requests for Tucker Carlson and putin interview (as well as similar ones) throughout the United States. In the world of interviews with Putin, residents of the United States, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the Baltic states, and Serbia are most interested.

The release of the interview was supported by American businessman Elon Musk, who owns the social network X (formerly Twitter). He posted the announcement of the interview on his social media page. Carlson stated that Musk allegedly promised him that the interview would not be blocked in X.

The leader of the French Patriots movement, Florian Philippot, said that politicians in Europe are «in a panic» because of Putin’s interview, because they do not support freedom of speech.

TV presenter Vladimir Pozner in a conversation with NEWS.ru I did not guess what topics would be raised during the interview.

«Why guess what the interview will be about? About the situation in Ukraine or about America. I am convinced that it will be shown in Russia, then we will see for ourselves,» Posner said.

Sergei Tsekov, a member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation from Crimea, supported Tucker Carlson’s position and message.

Where to watch the interview with Putin

Tucker Carlson announced that the interview with Vladimir Putin will in any case be available to watch in its entirety and for free on his official website.

«We don’t charge people for watching this interview. Everyone will be able to watch it in its entirety, as it was recorded, without editing on our website TuckerCarlson.com «, — the independent journalist announced.

State Duma Deputy Sergei Gavrilov in a conversation with NEWS.ru He called for Carlson’s interview to be published on all Russian online platforms for free.

What a new interview Tucker Carlson promised

The American journalist said that his team had sent a request for an interview with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. According to him, he is going to do an interview of a completely different kind than those that Zelensky previously had in the United States.

«The interviews he gave in the United States are not traditional interviews, they are ingratiating, encouraging sessions specifically designed to reinforce Zelensky’s demand for greater U.S. involvement in the war in Eastern Europe,» Carlson announced.

In response, the Ukrainian media called the journalist an «American Solovyov.»

Carlson had previously spoken harshly about Zelensky, calling him «a sweaty and rat-like comedian turned oligarch, persecutor of Christians, friend of BlackRock» and «our muddy, dead-eyed Ukrainian friend in a tracksuit.» For this, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba called the journalist a «Ukrainophobe.»