Popov added: “American citizens can’t even dream about such wonders of civilization.”
Carlson did not say when his interview with Putin would become available but said X owner Elon Musk promised to air it in full on the platform.
In the video announcing the interview, he claimed to be the only Western journalist curious enough to confront Putin about the war.
The comment sparked a furious reaction from colleagues both in the UK and the US, with BBC Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg noting he and colleagues had long been trying to get Putin on camera.
Rosenberg said: “Interesting to hear @TuckerCarlson claim that ‘no western journalist has bothered to interview’ Putin since the invasion of Ukraine.
“We’ve lodged several requests with the Kremlin in the last 18 months. Always a ‘no’ for us.”
CNN colleague Christiane Amanpour added: “Does Tucker really think we journalists haven’t been trying to interview President Putin every day since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine?
“It’s absurd — we’ll continue to ask for an interview, just as we have for years now.”
Russia is currently holding Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty editor Also Kurmasheva and Wall Street Journals’ Evan Gershkovich in prison for reporting from Russia.
Carlson first hinted at his desire to interview Putin last year, when he claimed the Biden Administration had thwarted his efforts to interview the Russian leader.
He claimed the National Security Agency (NSA) intercepted his communications and his emails circulated to discredit him.
Carlson said: “Late this spring I contacted a couple of people I thought could help get an interview with the Russian President Vladimir Putin,’ Carlson told his viewers.
“I told nobody I was doing this other than my executive producer, Justin Wells,’ Carlson said. But the Biden administration found out anyway by reading my emails.”
In a break with tradition, the NSA issued a statement to deny his allegations.
