‘Insane attacks’: Media targets Tucker Carlson for daring to speak to Vladimir Putin

Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton has weighed in on Tucker Carlson’s over two-hour sit-down with Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling it the “most interesting interview a journalist could ever hope for”. “Now we all know much of what Putin says will be conflated with spin, deception and rigid talking points. That would shock almost no one,” Mr Houghton said. “But for other journalists to suggest that Carlson should be punished for even speaking to Putin is quite frankly, insane. “The National Review reports: ‘A member of the European Parliament is calling on the legislative body to consider imposing sanctions on Tucker Carlson over his interview with Russian president Vladimir Putin, according to a new report. ‘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,’ MEP Guy Verhofstadt, a former Belgian Prime Minister said.”