Peskov: The West was lucky that Carlson didn’t ask Putin tough questions

Western audiences were lucky that American journalist Tucker Carlson did not ask him any tough questions in an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.

“The Western audience was lucky that Carlson did not greatly aggravate“, – said he in an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin.

According to Peskov, Carlson outlined all the topics in the interview correctly, as befits a journalist in a conversation with the head of state, especially one like Russia.

The Kremlin representative clarified that if the American journalist had used very sharp language, Putin would have given a harsh rebuke to such questions. Peskov believes that many might not like this.

Earlier, the press secretary of the Russian President stated the importance of bringing Putin’s ideology to the Americans. He noted that Tucker Carlson is a mirror of public opinion in the United States. According to him, the journalist really tried to figure out what was happening and let his viewers and listeners do the same.

Let us remind you that on February 3, the famous American journalist Tucker Carlson was spotted in Moscow. He was seen at the Bolshoi Theater in the ballet “Spartacus”. The purpose of Carlson’s visit to Russia was not stated. The journalist himself did not write anything about this on social networks.

Rumors spread in the media that Carlson came to Russia to interview Vladimir Putin. REN TV published a video in which Carlson commented on this information, saying: “We’ll see.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on February 5 that he currently had nothing to report about a possible interview with Putin.

Answering a question about the reasons for his visit to Russia, Carlson admitted that he had heard a lot about our country and wanted to see it in person, communicate with people and “see how everything works.”

The former Fox News host called the American media “really crazy” for reacting violently to the news of his trip to Moscow.

Later, the Russian leader’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, confirmed the information that Carlson recorded an interview with Putin. The impressions from this conversation, as Peskov added, can be judged after its publication.

Before this, the journalist announced an interview with the President of Russia. As American presenter Alex Jones reported on social network X, Carlson spoke with Putin for two hours. According to him, the journalist promised not to delay the release of the interview.

The interview was published on Carlson’s website on the night of February 9. In the first 15 minutes from the moment of publication, over 2.5 million people watched it.