“Yes, I can confirm it,” Peskov answered to a question in this regard, and went on to add that the interview will be published on social networks and Russian official websites “as soon as it is ready”.

Peskov stated that Carlson met Vladimir Putin and interviewed him personally.

“I would not like to get ahead of myself, it is his interview, after all, so he will probably speak first about all the details as soon as it is ready,” the spokesman said in answer to a question regarding when the interview had been recorded.

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