WASHINGTON. Feb 7 (Interfax) - U.S. journalist Tucker Carlson said on Tuesday he was going to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
"We're in Moscow tonight. We're here to interview the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. We'll be doing that soon," Carlson said in a video on the X social network.
While explaining the decision to seek the interview, Carlson said, "Our duty is to inform people." Almost two years into the Russian special operation in Ukraine, "most Americans are not informed. They have no real idea what's happening in this region," he said.
The events in Ukraine have drastically changed "global military and trade alliances," he said.
"The post-World War 2 economic order [...] is coming apart very fast," Carlson said.
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden tried to hinder his interview with Putin years ago but he came to Moscow despite the ongoing attempts to do so, he said.
"We are not here because we love Vladimir Putin. We are here because we love the United States, and we want it to remain prosperous and free," Carlson said. It's important for U.S. media not to limit the coverage of the Ukraine crisis to Kiev's point of view, he said.
Carlson pledged not to impose any ideas on the audience. He believes that everyone will be able to form their own opinion on events in Russia and Ukraine after watching the interview.
Carlson said he had repeatedly asked Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky for an interview. "We hope he accepts," he said.
A number of Western media outlets assumed this week that Carlson was visiting Moscow to prepare for an interview with Putin.
The Kremlin declined to comment on Carlson's possible interview with Putin.
"As for possible interviews with the president, in particular those with foreign media outlets, we have nothing to say at the moment. We will keep you posted if such plans emerge," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the press on Monday.