That man comes over as a really obnoxious, creepy character whenever I see him interviewed. Laura Kuenssberg interviewed him for her Sunday morning programme today.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65720980
When she put him on the spot he played the “I am offended” card and threatened to end the interview which I remember he did when interviewed by Clive Myrie last year. (That item is no longer available on YouTube it seems).
The sad thing is that I honestly think that he believes what he is saying. Alternatively of course he knows that any criticism of Putin or the “special military operation” would lead to his transportation back to mother Russia and either a sudden unexplained death on the plane or a road traffic “accident” on his way home from the airport.