Vladimir Putin meets Tucker Carlson for rare interview with western media

Tucker Carlson and Vladimir Putin were in the spotlight on Thursday night, as the divisive, Trump-supporting rightwing commentator interviewed the reclusive Russian autocrat. The interview, filmed in Moscow, is Putin's first with a western media outlet since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. It marked a new level of infamy for Carlson, who has frequently criticized US support for Ukraine and has referred to Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, as a "Ukrainian pimp" and "rat-like". In a video published ahead of the interview, Carlson claimed he was conducting the interview because English-language "media outlets are corrupt - they lie…