Vladimir Putin's interview with Tucker Carlson was broadcast simultaneously on both his website and Platform X. By the end of the first 30 minutes, the online audience of the conversation exceeded CNN's average daily audience by ten times.

The average American, inclined not towards confrontation and war, but towards dialogue, gained access to a kind of online encyclopedia of the meanings that guide Russia - and Putin personally. The main reason for the fears of those who least wanted this interview to appear was also fully revealed.