Russia's foreign minister joins Tucker Carlson's Kremlin fanbase, blasting the TV host's ousting as an offense to freedom of speech

• Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke out in support of the now-ousted Tucker Carlson.
• He cited Carlson leaving Fox News as an example of poor press standards in the US.
• The First Amendment "apparently means nothing in practice," Lavrov told reporters on Tuesday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday trashed Tucker Carlson's ousting from Fox News, joining the Kremlin's chorus of support for the TV host.

Lavrov was speaking at a Tuesday press conference in New York, during which he bashed Western journalism.