According to the journalist, Snowden did not want their meeting in Moscow to be made public.

"The only reason I'm telling you this... Semafor... reported information it received from American intelligence agencies that was leaked against my interests using my funds... in a supposedly free country," Carlson said. .

Earlier, Semafor stated that Carlson met with Snowden and Tara Reid, who accused American leader Joe Biden of harassment, during a trip to Russia.

At the same time, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov noted that the Kremlin does not know whether Carlson met with Snowden in Moscow.