Russia: we are far superior to the decadent west, its rotten values and subpar culture
— Bakhti Nishanov (@b_nishanov) February 6, 2024
Also Russia when an irrelevant American propagandist interviews Putin: OMG, an AMERICAN came all the way to Russia to interview the tsar
(That’s RIA going bananas on Tucker) pic.twitter.com/TsfKiplLjv
Interesting to hear @TuckerCarlson claim that “no western journalist has bothered to interview” Putin since the invasion of Ukraine. We’ve lodged several requests with the Kremlin in the last 18 months. Always a ‘no’ for us. pic.twitter.com/bveGLH7hJt
— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) February 6, 2024
Yep. And to claim western journalists don’t interview Putin. It’s because the Kremlin says no to our requests, Tucker, every time. Because they see no benefit in being asked the hard questions. Plus airing it verbatim is a Kremlin pre-requisite, not a sign of press freedom. https://t.co/LeMSVKbdqg
— Diana Magnay (@DiMagnaySky) February 6, 2024
Quite something to complain about how not enough American journalists are reporting on the Russian side of Putin's invasion of Ukraine when two of them – Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva – are *in jail right now* for doing just that https://t.co/9prn9aMtDR
— max seddon (@maxseddon) February 6, 2024
By default, journalists can and should seek to interview anyone.
— Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) February 6, 2024
That's one of the reasons why this profession exists in the first place.
A real interview with a high-profile politician, let alone a notorious dictator, is always an acute act of confrontation.
It's literally…
Because of course Elon would amplify this. By the way, I can’t remember any foreign journalist being allowed to film from the top of Moskva hotel. The presidential security service just don’t allow it for security reasons. (It overlooks Kremlin). Why the exception for Tucker? https://t.co/Psyfxfu43S
— Oliver Carroll (@olliecarroll) February 6, 2024
The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Moscow stands right across from Red Square. Its roof is controlled by one of the KGB's successors, the Federal Security Service. No one of us, and no one other foreign journalist, except for Oliver Stone, had that luxury of reporting from the roof top https://t.co/GT2zqqNm8Q
— albats (@albats) February 6, 2024
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