Scholz watched Carlson’s interview with Putin and called it “ridiculous”. “When we saw this ridiculous interview that Putin gave, we realized that he always lies a lot about the history of this war,” Scholz said, accusing the Russian president of “imperialism” Western countries must do everything possible to support Ukraine, the Chancellor is confident.

According to French politician Florian Philippot, the interview was a breakthrough in the information blockade of Western countries.