Russians interviewed by Reuters on Friday (February 9) in Moscow's city centre said they took a great interest in an interview given by Russia's President Vladimir Putin to conservative talk-show host Tucker Carlson on his channel Tucker Carlson Network.
The interview was released late at night at 2 a.m.
Moscow time, but most of the people were aware of the interview and some even said they watched it in whole.
The interview became top news on Russia's largest TV channels and was widely covered.
One of the channels even launched a countdown till the start of the interview.
Putin's interviews marked the first time the Russian leader has spoken to an American media outlet since before the start of what Russia calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine.
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