Tucker Carlson interview Vladimir Putin
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin said he expected more aggressive questioning from Tucker Carlson.
  • Critics said Carlson failed to challenge Putin's claims or press him on the invasion of Ukraine.
  • Putin, for his part, has refused interviews with US media outlets likey to be more critical of him.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Russian state TV presenter Pavel Zarubin that he expected tougher questions from Tucker Carlson, seemingly trolling the former Fox News host.

Carlson conducted a two-hour interview with Putin in Moscow last week. Russia historians previously highlighted to Business Insider how "strange" Putin's performance was.