Scandalous American journalist and television host Tucker Carlson interviewed Vladimir Putin. However, he was forbidden to ask five questions to the Russian dictator - they concern the losses of the Russian army, Prigozhin and LGBT.
This was revealed by two sources in the Kremlin, informs the Telegram channel "Kremlin snuffbox"
"Carlson handed Dmitry Peskov a list of questions he wanted to ask Vladimir Vladimirovich during the interview. The list was returned crossed out. Basically, Carlson easily agreed to all the edits. He wants to talk to our president and doesn't want to disrupt his talks with Trump," one of them said.
Thus, Carlson was forbidden to ask Putin questions about who is really behind the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, as well as about the truth of rumors about Vladimir Vladimirovich's possible revenge against Yevgeny Viktorovich.
Also, American journalist was interested in what are the losses of Russian army during the so-called "SVO" and why Ukrainian army regularly strikes Russian rear areas, destroys ships and airplanes. However, the refusal to ask this question was explained by the fact that Putin would like to talk about Russia's victories and prospects, not defeats.
Third, Carlson was told not to ask the president questions about the fate of Alexei Navalny and the reasons for his transfer to another colony. He was only allowed to briefly touch on the subject.
Putin also prefers to avoid answering questions about LGBT issues, whether it is a ban on movement or the presence of a gay lobby even among Russian elites. This topic can be raised, but only in general.
In addition, the journalist was going to ask why those who failed to ensure Russia's quick victory in the war in Ukraine were not dismissed. The main objects of discussion were Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov.
Putin responded that "he will somehow deal with them himself, without the Americans."
It should be noted that this is Putin's first personal interview with a Western journalist since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
According to Carlson, the interview will be shown in unedited form on his website Tucker Carlson Network, and later on social network X, where the journalist has a huge audience.
Earlier we reported that the NATO commander warned the population about a serious threat of war with Russian Federation.