WATCH: BBC ‘journalist’ asks Zelensky for a hug during press conference

The latest press conference between UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky summarizes the state of the press.

Here is a clip of a BBC “journalist” asking for a hug from Zelensky.

BBC journalist hugs Zelensky in the middle of a press conference with the UK prime minister. Perfect little encapsulation of how journalistic standards get tossed right out the window on this subject pic.twitter.com/x9BpLInFRt

— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) February 9, 2023

What’s worse, according to Michael Tracey, some of the other questions were just as befuddling:

ITV: “How many fighter jets do you need, when do you need them?”

BBC: “Don’t you think that decision about warplanes is taking too long?”

Sky News: “Why not send more so they can finish off the job now? What is holding the West back?”

Interfax: “I will come and see you after the press conference because I would like to get a hug as well”

The Sun: “Mr. President, on behalf of millions of Sun readers, I would just like to say welcome and Slava Ukraini”

Yuck.