Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson announced in a tweet on Wednesday that after two years of trying, he will be interviewing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“An interview with Zelensky looks set to happen,” Carlson wrote Wednesday afternoon. “We've been trying for two years, but have been working especially hard since my interview with Putin in February. The goal is to provide the American people with much-needed information about a conflict that is completely changing America's position in the world. We hope to see this happen soon.”
An interview with Zelensky is on the way. We've been trying for two years, but especially since our interview with Putin in February, to provide the American people with much-needed information about a conflict that is completely changing their position.
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) July 3, 2024
The upcoming conversation follows a highly anticipated interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin published in February. The conversation marked Putin's first conversation with an American journalist since October 2021. (Related: Tucker goes on 10-minute rant after reporter cries when answering question about Putin)
Meanwhile, Zelensky has given interviews to a wide range of US and Western media outlets since the start of the 2022 Ukraine war. CNN, The New York Times, Bloomberg And Fox News.
Carlson's stance on U.S. funding for Ukraine has made him somewhat unpopular in the country. Following the publication of his interview with Putin, the Ukrainian non-governmental organization Milotvorets Center said: Labeled They deemed him a threat to national security and placed him on the list.
U.S. leaders have criticized Tucker for not supporting aid for Ukraine. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Condemned Tucker criticized the United States for delaying new financial aid to Ukraine in April. according to The Daily Beast.
“I think the demonization of Ukraine started with Tucker Carlson, and in my opinion, he ended up where he should have been, which was interviewing President Vladimir Putin,” the senator was reported as saying.
