These are the shocking videos that appear to show Russia in flames, just as Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin was broadcast.
Flames can be seen ravaging a six-story building in Moscow, with the roof completely engulfed in flames.
Sparks can be seen flying over the snowy streets, with fire trucks lined up outside.
The building, which appears to be a huge apartment block in the northwest of the city, 16 kilometers from the Kremlin, has been completely consumed by flames.
Hundreds of residents were said to have been evacuated as social media footage showed a helicopter dropping a huge avalanche of water on the fire but failing to put it out.
In a video, which shows the fire, a resident is said to be heard saying: “House on fire.” They didn’t turn it off for half an hour. Finally they do it.
Flames can be seen ravaging a six-story building in Moscow, with the roof completely engulfed in flames.
Sparks can be seen flying onto the snowy streets, with fire trucks lined up outside.
Hundreds of residents were said to have been evacuated as social media footage showed a helicopter dropping a huge avalanche of water on the fire.
But now it’s over. It’s… our house is screwed.’
The building also appears to house shops, cafes, a hearing aid specialist, and a lawyer, all included as its base.
Ambulances and police vehicles could be seen at the scene, as well as fire trucks with cranes.
Wider views of the city showed the skyline lit orange, as flames rose above buildings.
It comes as Vladimir Putin lashed out at the West during a highly anticipated interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
The two-hour show was posted to Carlson’s website, the Tucker Carlson Network, shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday.
Putin was allowed to speak unopposed for long periods of time while giving a rambling history lesson on Russia dating back to the year 800.
The 70-year-old despot scandalously claimed he was willing to sign a deal to end the war with Ukraine 18 months ago, but Boris Johnson scuttled the deal.
The building appears to be a huge apartment block in the northwest of the city, 10 miles from the Kremlin.
The building also appears to house shops, cafes, a hearing aid specialist, and a lawyer, all included as its base.
Wider views of the city showed the skyline lit orange, as flames rose above buildings.
Tucker Carlson’s highly anticipated interview with Vladimir Putin sparked a series of explosive claims
He also said it was “out of the question” for Russia to invade Poland or Latvia, claiming they “simply have no interest” in expanding the war in Ukraine.
It is the first time Putin has spoken to an American journalist since before the Russian invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago.
The Kremlin said Putin agreed to the interview with Carlson because the former Fox News host’s approach differed from “one-sided” reporting on the Ukraine conflict by many Western media outlets.
Throughout the interview, Putin was strangely twisting his left foot, reigniting speculation about the dictator’s health.
The Kremlin leader has been dogged by accusations of his deteriorating health since long before he ordered his invasion of Ukraine.
But in the 18 months since then, the rumors have only intensified as the war appears to have taken its toll.
Other images from meetings and appearances show Putin gripping a table for support, tapping his feet seemingly uncontrollably and looking unsteady as he walks.
In September, Putin appeared to be struggling with a shaking leg at a meeting with Kim Jong Un.
Carlson, 54, announced he would interview the Russian leader earlier this week, and the interview will air live tonight on X at 6 p.m.
Putin boasted that Russia “created hypersonic systems” that are now “ahead of everyone” during the meeting with Tucker Carlson.
As the leaders sat at a Russian space base for talks, a video shows Putin repeatedly raising and lowering his left foot as his knee collapses inward, a movement he repeats in the interview with Carlson.
Putin later adjusted his position in the chair, but his left foot appeared to continue flexing erratically when the North Korean leader told him he was fighting a “holy war” with the West and that their two countries would fight together against “imperialism.”
Carlson is considered to have close ties to former US President Donald Trump, who is expected to be the Republican Party’s nominee in November’s presidential election.
Trump has called for a de-escalation of the war in Ukraine and has complained about the billions of dollars in aid sent so far.
However, the Biden administration has strongly backed Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelensky.