Tucker Carlson receives criticism for announcing Putin interview: “Valve for propaganda”. Former US State Department official Steven Pifer sees danger in Carlson's interview: "It is unfortunate that an American moderator who is unlikely to ask challenging questions is offering Putin an outlet for his propaganda points" Institute for the Study of War: Putin sees the war in Ukraine as a fight against the West and not against Ukraine itself.
The interview could be an attempt by Putin to use the interview with Carlson as a pawn in negotiations to recognize Ukraine as Russian territory.