After former Fox News host Tucker Carlson was spotted in Moscow‚ speculation arose that he would interview Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tucker Carlson To Interview Vladimir Putin? Political Commentator Reportedly Spotted In Moscow Tucker Carlson Spotted In Moscow As Necons Melt Down Over Potential Putin Interview https://t.co/PyQpYgHJ55 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 4‚ 2024 Carlson previously said he planned on interviewing Putin until he found out the U.S. government was spying on him. Collin Rugg writes: Tucker Carlson reportedly spotted in Moscow‚ Russia as speculation swirls that he will be interviewing Vladimir Putin. Carlson said he previously planned on interviewing Putin until he found out the U.S. government was spying on him. “The NSA broke into my signal account‚ which I didn’t know they could do‚” he previously said. ‘”I got a call from somebody in Washington. This person said: ‘Are you gonna come to Washington anytime soon?’ Yeah. Actually‚ I’m gonna be up in a week‚ meet me Sunday morning.” “So I go‚ and this person’s like: ‘Are you planning a trip to go see Putin?’ And I was like‚ ‘how would you know that?’ I haven’t told anybody. I mean anybody. Not my brother. Not my wife‚ nobody.” “How would you know that? ‘Because NSA pulled your text with this other person you were texting.'” Good for him. BREAKING: Tucker Carlson reportedly spotted in Moscow‚ Russia as speculation swirls that he will be interviewing Vladimir Putin. Carlson said he previously planned on interviewing Putin until he found out the U.S. government was spying on him. "The NSA broke into my signal… pic.twitter.com/MahlBIDEFa — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 3‚ 2024 On Tuesday‚ Russian media personality Alexei Vendiktov said Tucker Carlson "got what he wanted." "As far as I understand‚ Tucker Carlson got what he wanted‚" he wrote. Как я понимаю‚ Такер Карлсон добился желаемого — aavst2055 (@aavst20551) February 6‚ 2024 "Tucker Carlson has interviewed President Vladimir Putin while in Russia. Confirmed by FT Moscow Bureau Chief‚ citing Russian journalist Alexei Venediktov‚" Rawsalerts wrote. #BREAKING: Tucker Carlson has interviewed President Vladimir Putin while in Russia. Confirmed by FT Moscow Bureau Chief‚ citing Russian journalist Alexei Venediktov — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) February 6‚ 2024 Newsweek reports: Russian media outlets said Carlson visited the Russian capital‚ where he had been spotted at the Bolshoi Theater. Kremlin-friendly outlet Izvestia posted a video of its journalist asking Carlson what he was doing in Russia and if he would be interviewing Putin‚ to which he replied: "We'll see." The Mash Telegram channel said Carlson flew to Moscow via Istanbul on February 1. Alexei Venediktov‚ the former editor-in-chief of the radio station Echo of Moscow‚ which was critical of the Kremlin before it closed during a clampdown on media freedoms‚ posted on X‚ formerly Twitter‚ that an interview between the pair had taken place. "As far as I understand‚ Tucker Carlson got what he wanted‚" posted Venediktov on Tuesday in Russian. The post was shared by The Financial Times' Moscow bureau chief‚ Max Seddon‚ who wrote: "Russian journalistic gadfly Alexei Venediktov says Tucker Carlson has indeed interviewed Vladimir Putin while in Moscow." The post was also shared by The Guardian correspondent Pjotr Sauer‚ who wrote: "Tucker Carlson has managed to interview Putin‚ according to Alexei Venediktov‚ the well-connected former editor of the Ekho Moskvy." Newsweek has not independently verified the report and has contacted the Tucker Carlson Network for comment by email. "We're in Moscow tonight. We're here to interview the President of Russia‚ Vladimir Putin. We'll be doing that soon‚" Carlson said. "Why I'm interviewing Vladimir Putin‚" Carlson posted to X. WATCH: Why I'm interviewing Vladimir Putin. pic.twitter.com/hqvXUZqvHX — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) February 6‚ 2024