Influential author and broadcaster Hubert Seipel received financial support for his work on two books described by many as sympathetic to Russian president
Seipel, who secured the first television interview with the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden after his arrival in Moscow in 2014, has faced accusations of being too pro-Russia. In a 2021 German radio broadcast, he denied receiving money from Russia in return for favourable reporting. When asked by the presenter whether he had taken payments, he responded: “Have you lost the plot? No!”.
He lied. His career is done.