Former Fox News host and far-right commentator Tucker Carlson announced he will soon conduct an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, confirming rumors about his controversial visit to Russia. Carlson, who has openly defended Putin and is known to have echoed some elements of the Kremlin’s anti-Western propaganda, was spotted in Moscow in recent days. His visit to the Russian capital led to speculation that he might have achieved his long-stated goal of interviewing Putin, which would make him the first American figure to be granted a formal interview with him since the launch of Ru…