Peskov: Putin quickly agreed to give an interview to Carlson. The interview with the Russian leader was published on the social network X on February 9.

The video was viewed more than 180 million times in less than two days. Earlier, French politician Florian Philippot called Putin's interview with an American journalist a global phenomenon and a slap in the face to the Western media. He called it a "global phenomenon" and a "slam-in-the-face" to the media.