In his opening speech, Carlson said that he had been waiting for the meeting with Putin for almost two hours, the conversation itself lasted the same amount and in total the journalist spent almost five hours in the Kremlin, “which was a very remarkable experience “. .”
Carlson asked that the interview itself be considered “as a sincere expression of the opinion” of the Russian president. “Everything you are about to see seemed sincere to us, whether you agree with it or not,” said the journalist.
However, Carlson himself would most likely need a year to understand the interview, he admitted.
The American journalist’s conversation with Putin was published on the night of February 9. RG has compiled key statements from the Russian president.