Airing expected any day now. Carlson said he also requested an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
European Parliament members are urging an EU entry prohibition on American TV personality Tucker Carlson for his interview with Vladimir Putin.
Since Russia’s full invasion two years ago, Western outlets have unsuccessfully pursued a Putin interview. The decision to provide Carlson access raises questions. Some speculate it links to rumors Moscow wants peace talks.
In the view of Members of the European Parliament, giving a platform to someone accused of war crimes crosses ethical lines and enables propaganda.
As Putin is a war criminal and the EU sanctions all who assist him in that effort, it seems logical that the External Action Service examine his case as well,” former Belgian PM and current MEP Guy Verhofstadt told Newsweek.
This week Carlson visited Russia, and on Tuesday stated he would soon publish an interview with the Russian president. Per the Wall Street Journal, it is set to air on the evening of 8 February. Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has confirmed the interview already took place.
Explaining his motive for the interview, Carlson said in a video statement on Tuesday: “Most Americans have no idea why Putin invaded Ukraine or what his goals are now.”
However, Tucker Carlson is known for his pro-Russia stance, so no tough questions for Putin are expected from him.
“Carlson wants to give a platform to someone accused of crimes of genocide—this is wrong. If Putin has something to say he needs to say it in front of the ICC [International Criminal Court in Hague],” MEP Urmas Paet, formerly Estonia’s foreign minister, told Newsweek.
Carlson’s interview will make him the first Western media representative to question Putin since the Ukraine invasion began. He also requested a Zelenskyy interview, Carlson revealed.
“Airing expected any day now. Carlson said he also requested an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.”
Are we to believe this putler propagandist who called Zelensky “sweaty and rat-like”, “a persecutor of Christians”, has asked for an interview? Somehow I don’t see that happening.
I really don’t like Zelensky. But can’t everybody focus on Ukraine’s survival instead of playing games!
That. I think we should bury our criticism of Zelensky and only dig it up after the war.
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Then it will be too late. Ukraine has a huge military industry and could produce bad ass hardcore weapons if the fucking corruption and Zelensky’s incompetence would be defeated instead of waiting for a Trump victory! Slava Ukrayini!
“European Parliament members are urging an EU entry prohibition on American TV personality Tucker Carlson for his interview with Vladimir Putin.”
That would be the only right thing to do. Keep the squeaky voiced son of a bitch out of Europe. I hope the EU gets this through by before 2030.
The EU caused this mess in Ukraine to begin with, but had no plan how to deal with RuSSia’s response. Fuck the EU!
Give them time, Mike. They’re watching the Three Stooges AND the Marx Brothers to learn better strategies.
Senate: No aid for Ukraine and Israel! Putin is drinking!
I am just thinking, if Tucker’s parents were illegal resident spies planted to US years ago.
His face looks too “Russian” to me.
Read about his father: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Carlson
The birth father dead when he was born, the adoptive father dead when he was twelve,
mothers are not mentioned.
So when Dick appeared on the scene at the end of 1950’s claiming he was 18-19,
who could actually confirm his true identity?
And then his career in the high profile positions, a dream of any KGB agent in the US.
I actually met his mother and step-dad in mid-2000’s at a University event. Their friends joked with them about their son and they were truly embarrassed of him, even back then. Explains why he has no shame.