INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Updated with Kremlin's remarks.Former Fox News star Tucker Carlson confirmed Tuesday that he has traveled to Moscow to interview President
Vladimir Putin, putting an end to speculation surrounding the purpose of his visit to Russia and whether he intended to ultimately meet with
We'll be doing that soon," Carlson said in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter)."There are risks to conducting an interview like this
So we've thought about it carefully over many months," he added.Carlson, known for far-right views and his long association with former
United States President Donald Trump, did not specify when the interview would be broadcast but said it would be free to watch through his
online streaming platform Tucker Carlson Network."We're in journalism
Our duty is to inform people
Two years into a war [in Ukraine] that is reshaping the entire world, most Americans are not informed," Carlson said."They have no real idea
what is happening in this region
Here in Russia or 600 miles away in Ukraine
authorities hope to use Carlson's visit to influence American public opinion given his reach among conservative voters in the United
States , but also to boost Putin's image among Russians as he seeks re-election for a fifth term in office."Access to an American audience
through Carlson during the heated struggle between Biden and Trump is again an opportunity to exert that proverbial influence on the United
American pundit had interviewed Putin the day before."[Tucker Carlson's ] views differ from those of the rest," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry
"They're not at all pro-Russian, they're not pro-Ukrainian
Rather, they're pro-American," he said
