Journalists and media outlets have refuted Tucker Carlson's claim that no Western journalist has attempted to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin since the 'full scale invasion' of Ukraine. Christiane Amanpour emphasized that journalists have been trying to secure an interview with Putin every day since the conflict began, describing Carlson's claim as 'absurd'. BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg also stated that they have made several requests to the Kremlin over the last 18 months, all of which have been met with 'always a ‘no’ for us'. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov acknowledged the receipt of numerous interview requests from Western media, directly contradicting Carlson's assertion by stating, 'Mr. Carlson is not correct. In fact, there’s no way he could know this. We receive numerous requests for interviews with the president.'
Analysis by Adam Taylor: Tucker Carlson claims that no Western journalist “bothered” to interview the Russian president. He’s wrong. https://t.co/g1CBL4ww6X
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Tucker Carlson angers journalists by saying no one ‘has bothered’ to interview Putin https://t.co/tANbrvI1gc https://t.co/Np4CYFcC0i
⬇️⬇️⬇️ Tucker Carlson Slammed for Claiming No Western Journalists Have Tried to Interview Putin: ‘It’s Absurd’ https://t.co/fNAwUfDXft
Tucker Carlson angers journalists by saying no one 'has bothered' to interview Putin - https://t.co/eQ3iw06GoD
Tucker Carlson Ripped for "Absurd" Claim That Journalists Haven't Tried to Interview Putin https://t.co/zXOIl8YHv7
When even the Kremlin fact-checks you. Tucker Carlson: "Not a single Western journalist has bothered to interview Putin." Dmitry Peskov: "Mr. Carlson is not correct. In fact, there’s no way he could know this. We receive numerous requests for interviews with the president." https://t.co/AyFaL6b1Zj
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also addressed Tucker Carlson’s claim that “not a single Western journalist has bothered” to interview Vladimir Putin since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. He said Putin has received “numerous requests” from Western outlets. https://t.co/OsULyQGxDy
BBC Russia Editor @BBCSteveR refuted Tucker's claim that “no western journalist has bothered to interview” Putin since the invasion of Ukraine: "We’ve lodged several requests with the Kremlin in the last 18 months. Always a ‘no’ for us" https://t.co/S0TMmsqOmB
Interesting to hear @TuckerCarlson claim that “no western journalist has bothered to interview” Putin since the invasion of Ukraine. We’ve lodged several requests with the Kremlin in the last 18 months. Always a ‘no’ for us. https://t.co/bveGLH7hJt
Tucker Carlson thinks no one else has bothered to ask Putin questions. https://t.co/PEca4Vrxoz
'It's Absurd': Christiane Amanpour Slams Tucker Carlson For Whining Western Journalists Don't Interview Putin https://t.co/ZDOGgQ5JNN
It’s no surprise that Putin has rejected every interview request from serious western journalists since he invaded Ukraine and will only speak to his favorite American propagandist Tucker. https://t.co/RlKfwhl98r
Does Tucker really think we journalists haven't been trying to interview President Putin every day since his full scale invasion of Ukraine? It's absurd -- we'll continue to ask for an interview, just as we have for years now. https://t.co/pW8F2zbq1i