Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson could face threat of sanctions from the European Union over his interview with President Vladimir Putin, current and former members of the European Parliament say. It is said that there is a sex.
Carlson traveled to Moscow and met with President Putin for an unpublished interview about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the world's perception of it. Karlsson could face sanctions and a travel ban from the EU governing body over his meetings with President Putin and former and current MPs and parliamentarians. Said Newsweek. (Related: Click here for a list of corporate media outlets interviewing dictators and terrorists)
“Since President Putin is a war criminal and the EU has sanctioned everyone who cooperates with his activities, it seems logical for the External Action Service to conduct an investigation.” [Carlson’s] Guy Verhofstadt, a former Belgian prime minister and current member of the EU parliament, who is calling for a travel ban to be imposed on Karlsson, told Newsweek magazine.
Why I Interview President Vladimir Putin. pic.twitter.com/hqvXUZqvHX
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) February 6, 2024
Urmas Paet, a former Estonian foreign minister and current member of parliament, told the magazine: “Mr Karlsson has clearly expressed his sympathy for the Russian regime and President Putin, and has consistently disparaged Ukraine, a victim of Russian aggression. He's not a real journalist.” “That is, in case of such propaganda against a criminal regime, it can end up on a sanctions list. This mainly concerns travel bans to EU countries.”
According to Newsweek, in order to impose sanctions on Karlsson, the EU External Action Service (EEAS) will consider the available evidence and the European Council, made up of EU countries' leaders, will take a final decision. It is necessary to entrust this matter to Lawmakers cannot impose sanctions on individuals at their discretion.
An EU official told Newsweek magazine that questions needed to be asked about Carlson's ties to Russia's war effort, but that it would be “difficult and difficult” to prove. Still, other former and current members of the EU parliament argue that Karlsson is supporting Russia's hostilities and must face the consequences.
“He is no longer a newspaper reporter, but a propagandist of the most brutal regime on European soil and the most dangerous regime for our peace and security,” former congressman Luis Gallicano told Newsweek.
Carlson said Tuesday that he did not interview Putin to support the dictator, but because he felt the need to demonstrate to the United States and the West about aspects of the war. Carlson feels that Western media is leaving important aspects of the war out of coverage, and that most people are either misinformed about the issue or not informed at all. Stated.
Carlson also warned that the Ukraine war has “reshaped the world's military and trade alliances” and “transformed the global economy.” He criticized Western media for portraying in a positive light Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's “demands that the United States intervene deeper in the war in Eastern Europe and pay the price.”
The EEAS did not respond to requests for comment.
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