Kremlin confirms Putin interview with Tucker Carlson

The Kremlin confirmed Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin granted an interview to conservative media commentator Tucker Carlson, making the former Fox News host the first U.S. journalist to interview the Russian leader since the country invaded Ukraine nearly two years ago. 

Putin agreed to the interview because he thought that Carlson's approach was different from the "exceptionally one-sided" reporting on Ukraine compared to many other Western media agencies, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to Reuters.

"When it comes to the countries of the collective West, the large network media, TV channels, (and) large newspapers can in no way boast of even trying to at least look impartial in terms of coverage," Peskov also said. 

The spokesman also said that Carlson's actions were "in no way pro-Russian, it is not pro-Ukrainian - it is pro-American."

Carlson said Tuesday in a video on X, formerly Twitter, that he was in Russia to interview Putin. 

"Here's why we're doing it. First, because it's our job. We're in journalism. Our duty is to inform people," he said. "Two years into a war that's reshaping the entire world, most Americans are not informed."

The interview may be aired as soon as Thursday, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

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