American journalist Tucker Carlson visited the International Exhibition and Forum “Russia’ at VDNKh while he was in Moscow. Carlson stayed in Moscow for almost a week, devoting one day to getting to know Russia's achievements at the exhibition.

According to the organizers, Carlson was amazed by the scale and diversity of Russia, and much of the exhibition was a revelation to him. On the night of February 9, an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin was published on Carlson’s website. RT publishes the full text of the conversation.