Peskov: “There is no announcement regarding the president’s interview with foreign media”
Carlson: “We’ll see… Recent Putin interview blocked by US
After it became known that former Fox News host Tucker Carlson had visited Russia, the Kremlin refused to comment on the possibility of holding an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to foreign media reports such as the Guardian and Politico on the 5th (local time), Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, when asked about Carlson’s claim that he visited Russia to interview President Putin, “There will be no announcement regarding the president’s interview with foreign media.” “No,” he evaded.
“We can hardly expect information to be provided regarding the movements of foreign journalists,” Peskov said. “Many foreign journalists come to Russia every day and continue to work here. “We welcome this,” he explained.
The day before, when an Izvestia reporter asked about the rumor of interviewing President Putin, Carlson said, “We’ll see.” He added, “I wanted to talk to people, look around, and see how they are doing. “It’s going very well,” he said with a smile. He recently claimed that he attempted to interview President Putin but was blocked by the US government.
On the 3rd, Carlson was spotted at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, the capital, and rumors of an interview with President Putin were raised. He is reported to have visited Russia on the 1st.
Carlson is a person who became famous as a host on Fox News until April of last year. He also became famous in Russia when he continued to make a laughing stock of suspicions that Russia had interfered in the US presidential election during former US President Donald Trump’s term.
He has also shown pro-Russian tendencies regarding the Ukraine war. He also placed responsibility for the outbreak of war in Ukraine on the West. He also disparaged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him a “dictator” and a “sweaty scoundrel.”
Source: Donga
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