Carlson's visit to Moscow: how the U.S.-China competition over Russia's foreign policy vector is reshaping European political dynamics and escalating global military tensions

On December 3, 2024, Tucker Carlson made his second visit to Moscow in 2024, where the former Fox News journalist interviewed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

During the conversation, the speakers discussed the dynamics of US-Russian relations, sanctions pressure on Russia, and the risks of a nuclear conflict between the axis of autocracies and the democratic bloc.

Carlson's visit to Russia demonstrated that the Trump team's approach to engagement with Russia, which was formed in the future presidential team before the Republican victory in the election, remains the same.

The new Republican team will try to implement the strategy of reformatting relations with Russia using several recent geopolitical trends.