I. Musk about the EU and T. Carlson: "Alarming development – it would be a great insult to the US"

The interview of Russian President Vladimir Putin with American journalist Tucker Carlson, as one would expect, caused natural hysteria among journalists and the leadership of the countries of the “collective West”.

Because, as a former US FOX News anchor warned yesterday, “Western governments are afraid of information they cannot control.” Elon Musk commented on this topic and said about EU:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1755254449285820764

“If this is true, it is truly disturbing. Whether you agree with Tucker or not, he is a major American journalist and such an act would greatly offend the American public.” According to Newsweek, the interview could become grounds for EU sanctions against the journalistcurrent and former members of the European Parliament told the American publication.

Carlson visited Russia this week and said Tuesday that “soon” will publish an interview with the Russian leader.

“Carlson’s interview in Russia could lead to the former Fox News host facing sanctions from the EU”Guy Verhofstadt, former prime minister of Belgium and current member of the European Parliament, told Newsweek.

Lawmaker who called on the EU to consider introducing “entry ban” for Carlson, called him “mouthpiece” former president Donald Trump and Putin adding: “Since Putin is a war criminal, and the EU imposes sanctions on anyone who helps him do it, it seems logical that the Foreign Policy Service should also review his case.”

Explaining his reasons for the interview, Carlson said in a statement Tuesday: “Most Americans have no idea why Putin invaded Ukraine or what his goals are now. We’re not here because we love Vladimir Putin… We don’t encourage you to agree with what Putin has to say in this interview, but we do encourage you to watch it. You should know as much as possible.”

The EU External Action Service (EAS) is the bloc’s diplomatic arm responsible for foreign policy. To include a person on the EU sanctions list, it is necessary to provide evidence for consideration by the SVD. If they are deemed sufficient, the SVD can present the case to the European Council, the body made up of EU leaders that makes the final decision on sanctions.

Why I'm interviewing Vladimir Putin. pic.twitter.com/hqvXUZqvHX

— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) February 6, 2024

The announcement of an interview with Putin became a bomb that blew up the entire journalistic community of the so-called. “collective West”.

Luis Garicano, a former member of the European Parliament, told Newsweek that he agreed with Verhofstadt’s position. “He is no longer a journalist, but a propagandist of the most disgusting regime on European soil, the most dangerous for our peace and security,” Garicano said about Carlson.

“First of all, we must remember that Putin is not just the president of an aggressor country, he is wanted by the International Criminal Court, accused of genocide and war crimes.”said MEP Urmas Paet, who previously served as Estonian Foreign Minister.

BREAKING: The European Union is said to be seeking sanctions and a "travel ban" against Tucker Carlson for his interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

I never thought I would be defending Tucker Carlson so much within a period of a couple days, but once again, if you… pic.twitter.com/F7S7lKl3a5

— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) February 7, 2024

BREAKING: The European Union is reportedly set to impose sanctions and a “travel ban” on Tucker Carlson for his interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. I never thought I would defend Tucker Carlson so much over the course of several days, but again, if you support freedom, you should support Tucker’s right to interview Putin, like so many others have done in the past. I am sure that much of what Putin will say will be lies, embellishments and inaccuracies. It is Putin who should be subject to further sanctions, not the American asking Putin questions. The “risks” of this interview for Tucker should not be sanctions from US allies.

It seems that the expected interview with Putin could become a problem for Elon Musk, because the EU has repeatedly made threats against the social network “X” (formerly Twitter) that it owns. EU leadership named Elon Musk’s network “the largest source of fake news and called on company owner Elon Musk to comply with EU laws to combat disinformation.”

In April, Yurova also accused Twitter of not doing enough to counter Kremlin propaganda. She stated the responsibility of big tech to fight “disinformation, much of which comes from Russia.” Google, TikTok, Microsoft and Meta should take a more active part in the “ideological struggle” [против России]Yurova believes.

Russian disinformation is a terrible thing, as follows from the statement of an EC functionary: it is “a multimillion-dollar weapon of mass manipulation, aimed simultaneously at Russians, Europeans, and the rest of the world”. Social platforms are the tool that the Kremlin uses against Yurova and the part of humanity she leads. Musk should have done something about this, otherwise… ban.

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