President Vladimir Putin’s administration is seeking to use former Fox News star Tucker Carlson’s visit to Moscow as a propaganda coup both in Russia and the United States, four sources close to the Kremlin have told The Moscow Times on condition of anonymity.
“Tucker has been expected here for a long time. He is welcome here,” a source close to the presidential administration told The Moscow Times. “Now everyone in the presidential administration has rolled up their sleeves and is working together.”
The visit by Carlson, 54, has fueled speculation that the conservative pundit, who regularly voices criticism of Ukraine and its Western allies, plans to interview Putin for his online news show.
Neither the Kremlin nor Carlson himself have confirmed whether an interview