Moscow: Twelve days have passed since Tucker Carlson’s groundbreaking interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin—a conversation poised to go down in history as one of the most talked-about events of 2024, if not the entire century.
Yet, despite the anticipation, the interview failed to deliver any significant surprises. Many Western media outlets dismissed it as unproductive, some even going so far as to label Carlson a mouthpiece for Russian interests.
In a subsequent interview on Russian state TV with journalist Pavel Zarubin, Putin addressed this criticism. He voiced apprehensions about Americans’ ability to comprehend the historical references made during his conversation with Carlson.
This concern surfaced during Putin’s dialogue with Zarubin, a correspondent for the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. A snippet of their conversation, shared by Zarubin on Telegram and reported by Tass, captured Putin’s sentiments.
When asked about the Western audience’s understanding of the historical aspect of his interview with Carlson, Putin responded, “I don’t know.” He acknowledged the challenge, particularly for Americans, in grasping the references, remarking, “I presented them with just the most popular Norman Theory of origin, and I think that for the Western listener, viewer, it was not easy.”
