La televisione pubblica francese è sotto accusa per la “vergognosa” intervista a Lavrov

What a disgrace.

Their justifications show that they’re really stupid.

They say that his opinion on the conflict with Iran had “journalistic value” and that the interviewer (Lea Salamé) asked questions that put him in difficulty about Ukraine (questions about hospitals, and hitting civilians).

I didn’t see the interview but assuming the article is right and Lavrov had the opportunity to vomit his talking points… I don’t have the words.

That being said, Léa Salamé is mostly interested in clashes and controversial subjects. I don’t know how much power she has in the decision making but i’m not surprised she was the interviewer.

I think they saw this as a scoop.

I saw no problem in the interview, though the questions made could have been better to allow a more critical insights in Lavrov ideals. I think its healthy to allow critical thinking from the part of the viewers that isn’t necessarily processed propaganda made to force an idea onto the viewers.