American presenter Tucker Carlson creates a surprise by announcing an upcoming exclusive interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Known for her controversial positions, the media personality plans to broadcast the interview via the X platform, whose boss Elon Musk supports the initiative.
Tucker Carlson in Russia to interview Putin
The media world is about to be shaken as Tucker Carlson, the famous American conservative anchor recently ousted from Fox News, prepares to broadcast an exclusive interview with Vladimir Putin. In this initiative, he benefits from the support of the owner of X, Elon Musk.
In video broadcast on X, Tucker Carlson exposed the motivations behind this historic interview. Citing a duty of authentic journalism, Carlson stressed the importance of informing the American public on critical issues, including the situation in Ukraine and the strained relations between Russia and the United States.
This approach is part of a desire to provide a balanced perspective, far from the propaganda which, according to Carlson, characterizes many traditional media.
He believes that the American public, which largely funds aid to kyiv, should have access to all the information.
This iconoclastic approach is far from unanimous, with some seeing it as a golden bridge for Kremlin propaganda. Especially since Tucker Carlson has never hidden his positions favorable to Vladimir Putin, whose expansionist aims he had minimized before the invasion of February 2022.
If the broadcast date has not yet been decided, Tucker Carlson assures that the interview will be accessible to the public “without censorship”. It is the new boss of X, Elon Musk, who will be responsible for publishing it in full on the platform.
The billionaire himself has repeatedly expressed doubts about the merits of American aid to Ukraine. His support for Tucker Carlson reflects his desire to make X a space for unfettered freedom of expression.
A highly resonant interview
Whether we consider it appropriate or not, Tucker Carlson’s interview with Putin is already causing a lot of discussion. Just the announcement of his coming to Moscow was viewed 61 million times on X.
Carlson, whose show on Fox attracted up to 5 million viewers, has considerable influence in American conservative circles. His recurring criticisms of US support for Ukraine could thus gain an audience.
The interview is also timely for Putin, whose voice is rarely heard directly in the West. Given the controversies it has already raised, there is no doubt that the extracts broadcast will be the subject of in-depth analyses.
Between real insight and a communications operation, this Putin – Carlson face-to-face risks marking a turning point in the informational battle around the Ukrainian conflict. Time will tell whether the Russian revelations will influence Western support for kyiv.
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