/ world today news/ Political scientist Dudakov: Carlson’s interview with Putin will burst the information bubble in the USA
So, Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin took place. This was confirmed by the press secretary of the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov.
„It was conducted in person,” said Peskov. – As soon as it is ready, it will come out. He (Tucker Carlson – ed.) has a position that is different from the others. She is in no way pro-Russian, nor is she pro-Ukrainian. She is more pro-American. But at least it contrasts with the position of the traditional Anglo-Saxon media.
Most likely, Tucker will not delay the publication for long, especially since, according to the agreement, the video recording of the conversation must appear without editing and prior approvals.
The Wall Street Journal, citing its sources, reported that the interview will appear on Carlson’s website and on the social network X (owned by Elon Musk) on February 8 at 18:00 Washington time (in Moscow it will already be 2 o’clock the morning of February 9).
The announcement of the publication, which the journalist made the previous day in the style of “Carlson on the roof”, broadcasting from an open-air cafe on the 16th floor of the Four Seasons Hotel (formerly “Moscow”), has already been read by about 70 million people. By all accounts, the broadcast of the interview itself will gather a much larger audience.
Why such unprecedented excitement? A fairly popular blogger in America, Matt Kim, believes that this is perhaps the most anticipated interview in recent history.
„For many years, they showed us only one side: how important it is to protect Ukraine’s borders. We have heard this countless times from President Zelensky when he wants more money, more US intervention and involvement. But they never let us hear the other side. As free people, we should have that opportunity and make our own decisions.”
Meanwhile, in the wake of Carlson’s visit to Moscow, the mainstream American media was gripped by pure hysteria. They simply tremble at the fact that the famous journalist will in one fell swoop crush all the perennial efforts to demonize Russia, giving a free microphone to the leader of a power who has something important to say to the world community.
„Traitor”, “Kremlin foodie”, “propagandist sold to Moscow” – these and dozens of similar labels are now racing to slap Carlson from the pages of newspapers and from television screens across the United States.
„Carlson has often brushed off criticism of Putin over the years. He made a strange, politically charged statement claiming that Americans have no reason to hate the Russian president.” outraged the Washington Post.
„The interview could inflame political divisions over Ukraine in the United States, especially if Putin signals that he is open to talks to end the conflict.” worries The New York Times.
„Tucker Carlson is not a journalist! It doesn’t even come close to being a journalistCNN anchor Abby Phillips fumed. – “He lies all the time! Serious media outlets, including CNN, have repeatedly requested interviews with Putin, but have been denied.”
Britain’s The Daily Telegraph blows the same whistle: “Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian president has almost never given interviews to Western media correspondents in Moscow. Tucker is the only Western journalist allowed to be interviewed. It can have a more serious impact on a reporter’s reputation than he realizes.”
By the way, Dmitry Peskov clarified the demands of the Western media, stressing that over the past two years they have repeatedly asked for an interview with the Russian president, but due to bias and a frankly one-sided position, there was neither desire nor sense to communicate with them.
Carlson himself reacted calmly to the accusations of his Western colleagues: “I’m really happy to speak my mind. Why should I feel guilty towards the US, like I’m a traitor? I am not a traitor. I’m in a beautiful city and I don’t care. Like this one!”
THE EXPERT OPINION
Prominent Russian political scientists commented on the upcoming broadcast of Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin on Radio KP.
Vladimir Olenchenko, senior researcher at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences:
– Of course, we see an unfriendly or downright hostile attitude towards him from the US. There is a place, of course, for both professional competition and personal envy of his popularity. And with claims that there could be unintended consequences for him, they want to create disincentives for people not to reproduce the interview.
After all, it will contain answers to many questions that are asked around the world. Of course, the opponents of restoring common sense to international relations are, to say the least, very unhappy.
It seems to me that this interview will be key in choosing the path the world will take. Either on the path of further escalation of tensions, including over Ukraine, or on the path of common sense and the gradual restoration of the security architecture.
Malek Dudakov, Americanist, political scientist:
– Tucker Carlson is interesting because he is not a propagandist in the classical sense of the word. It tries to ask deep, thoughtful questions, but not too easy. Does not enter into sharp confrontation, maintains a certain balance. The fact that Carlson will help Vladimir Putin convey Russia’s point of view without interrupting him or trying to argue, and this point of view will be seen by tens of millions of Americans and residents of other Western countries, terribly scares the propagandists of the West .
Of course, Russia has other channels for conveying its point of view, but the West tries by all means /and often succeeds/ to block them. And Tucker has an audience of tens, if not hundreds of millions of people. It will burst the information bubble for much of the average American who doesn’t follow politics much and probably has never heard the Russian point of view…
We are seeing growing fatigue in America with the conflict in Ukraine, the majority of Republicans are already against giving new tranches to Kiev. The trends are going in the direction of “stop conflicting with Russia”. This does not suit the American establishment, they understand very well: an interview with Vladimir Putin will further tilt public opinion in America and other Western countries in a direction that the “hawks” in the West would not like to see.
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