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00:02 Tucker Carlson traveled to Moscow and is believed to have interviewed Russian President Vladimir
00:06 Putin on Monday. Russian state media had long lobbied for this interview and see it as a
00:10 propaganda victory able to spread pro-Russian views to Carlson's large U.S. audience.
00:15 Pundits on Russian TV expressed glee at the interview and its potential effect,
00:18 hoping it will undermine Democrats and help restore Trump. One analyst said the interview
00:22 could blow up America's informational blockade and that Carlson may face pressure in the U.S.
00:27 for broadcasting it. Russian state TV is providing fawning coverage of Carlson's visit
00:31 and he's even been invited to join the Russian Union of Journalists. Russian pundits expressed
00:35 hope the interview stirs a U.S. unrest or even civil war reflecting aggressively interventionist
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