A number of current and former members of the European Union Parliament tell Newsweek that they’re well within their power to sanction former top Fox News propagandist Tucker Carlson for platforming Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, subjecting Tuck to travel bans and other penalties.
“First of all, it should be remembered that Putin is not just a president of an aggressor country, but he is wanted by the International Criminal Court and accused of genocide and war crimes,” said EU Parliament member and former Estonia Foreign Minister Urmas Paet. “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. At the same time Carlson is not being a real journalist since he has clearly expressed his sympathy for the Russian regime and Putin and has constantly disparaged Ukraine, the victim of Russian aggression. So, for such propaganda for a criminal regime, you can end up on the list of sanctions. This concerns primarily travel ban to EU countries.”