American journalist Tucker Carlson has released the first photograph from his highly anticipated interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The complete debate will air on Carlson’s website on Thursday at 6 p.m. EST.
Carlson posted a snapshot to his Instagram account on Thursday afternoon of himself and Putin seated on opposite seats, which was reportedly taken in the Kremlin.
Carlson added that he wanted to speak with the Russian leader because “Americans have the right to know everything they can about a war they are involved in,” referring to the crisis in Ukraine.
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On Tuesday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov acknowledged the interview, saying that Carlson’s opinion on the war was neither pro-Russian nor pro-Ukrainian.
Pro-Ukrainian pundits and politicians have condemned Carlson for speaking with Putin, with former US Representative Adam Kinzinger branding him “a traitor” and neoconservative writer Bill Kristol urging American authorities to prevent him from returning home, “until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.”
Carlson warned that Western governments “will certainly do their best to censor” the interview because “they are afraid of information they can’t control.”
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby warned that Americans listening to the interview “shouldn’t take at face value anything” Putin says.
