(Reuters) – U.S. conservative media persona Tucker Carlson mentioned on Wednesday that he was again in Russia to interview International Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Carlson, a vocal supporter of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in February, his first interview with an American journalist since earlier than Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Showing exterior the Kremlin in a video on his web site, Carlson mentioned on Wednesday he would ask Lavrov whether or not the U.S. and Russia are heading in direction of a probably nuclear battle and whether or not Moscow thinks Trump will finish the conflict in Ukraine.
The talk-show host mentioned the interview with Lavrov would air “very soon,” with out specifying a date.
U.S. media commentators broadly criticized Carlson’s dealing with of the Putin interview, saying Carlson let the Kremlin chief management the agenda and didn’t press him on vital matters reminiscent of allegations of conflict crimes in Ukraine.
Carlson didn’t say the place the Lavrov interview would air. The 2-hour-long Putin interview was broadcast on Carlson’s web platform and social media web site X.
Trump, who has criticized U.S. help for Kyiv beneath President Joe Biden, promised throughout his election marketing campaign he would finish the Ukraine conflict shortly, with out detailing his plans. The president-elect has mentioned he would title retired U.S. Lieutenant Normal Keith Kellogg (NYSE:) as particular envoy to Ukraine.
Kellogg has proposed freezing battle strains and forcing each Kyiv and Moscow to barter, Reuters has reported.
