Kremlin confirms Putin gave interview to ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson


  • World
  • Wednesday, 07 Feb 2024

FILE PHOTO Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a forum held by activists of the All-Russia Peoples Front to discuss measures taken in support of the countrys armed forces involved in a military campaign in Ukraine and other issues in Tula Russia February 2 2024. SputnikAlexander KazakovPool via REUTERSFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a forum held by activists of the All-Russia People's Front to discuss measures taken in support of the country's armed forces involved in a military campaign in Ukraine and other issues, in Tula, Russia, February 2, 2024. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin granted an interview to U.S. television host Tucker Carlson on Tuesday, the Kremlin said, his first to an American journalist since before Russia's invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin had agreed to the Carlson interview because the approach of the former Fox News host differed from the "one-sided" reporting of the Ukraine conflict by many Western news outlets.

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