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Geopolitics: Eight reasons Carlson's Putin interview ruffled feathers

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President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the 'Villa la Grange' in Geneva, Switzerland, June 16, 2021. [AP photo]

Rarely does an engagement involving a journalist and the leader of a powerful country lead to geopolitical rumbles as did the Tucker Carlson interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

Carlson, a former FOX TV journalist, is of a 'conservative' bend and likes grating the liberal establishment represented in the mainstream media. He shot into unexpected stardom by going against the grain to have a two-hour interview to give Putin a chance to give his side of the story about world affairs.

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