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submitted 9 months ago by gedaliyah@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Previously, Carlson said he had planned to sit-down with the Russia president while at Fox News but then called it off claiming the U.S. government was monitoring him.

“I tried to interview Vladimir Putin, and the U.S. government stopped me,” Carlson told the Swiss publication, Die Weltwoche back in September. “By the way, nobody defended me. I don’t think there was anybody in the news media who said, ‘Wait a second. I may not like this guy, but he has a right to interview anyone he wants, and we have a right to hear what Putin says.'”

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[-] ExcursionInversion@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

An independent US journalist, ex-Foxnews host Tucker Carlson arrived in Russia for the first time and has spent three days in Moscow already. On the morning of February 1, according to social media, the former FoxNews anchor was spotted at Istanbul airport boarding a Turkish Airlines flight to Moscow. Unfortunately, the flight was delayed for two hours, but eventually Tucker arrived safely in the Moscow Vnukovo airport. Today he attended the ballet "Spartacus" at the Bolshoi Theater, social media reports

[-] stratosfear 8 points 9 months ago

please explain images? Also third party mobile app made it impossible to reply to your message (not your issue) but context is always helpful.

[-] khannie@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

The article says:

On Saturday, Carlson reportedly attended the ballet “Spartacus” at the Bolshoi theater in the Russian capital. Pictures began to surface over the weekend showing Carlson at the theater and in the airport heading to Russia.

And that looks like it's probably those images

[-] ExcursionInversion@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

My bad, I thought I added that. I was a little too baked when I replied.

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

An "independent" "US" "journalist", ex-Fox"news" host "Tucker Carlson" arrived in Russia for the "first time" and has spent three days in Moscow already.

Not sure why the writer omitted those, I thought it was mandatory in the style guide when blatantly lying.

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