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EU Official Claims Sanctions Against Tucker Carlson Not Being Discussed

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - Currently there are no discussions in the European Union concerning sanctions against US journalist Tucker Carlson, European Commission foreign affairs and security policy spokesman Peter Stano told Sputnik on Thursday.
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On Wednesday, Newsweek reported, citing Guy Verhofstadt, a member of the European Parliament and former prime minister of Belgium, that the EU could impose sanctions against Carlson for his interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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In the European Union sanctions are prepared and discussed in the Council of the European Union under a confidential procedure, and we do not comment on its details, Stano said, adding that currently there are no proposals on sanctions against Carlson.
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