It is not a question of whether your politician lies, it is a question of whether your politician lies less than the other politicians.
Then there is the question of Why did my politician lie? Was it for personal gain or for the better good?
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Often they both are lying, one more than the other, but both aren't speaking the whole truth.
The question you mentioned is important, but don't you think that lying is morally wrong in itself or do you think there are reasons or situations when it is not wrong?
In general, I think that lying is morally wrong. But for this story, I believe there are pieces missing.
For example, what if Zijlstra's choice at the time was to say he was there, or his source would be killed? The other thought is, what if Zijlstra was truly there, but the Putin regime gave him an ultimatum to either denounce his story or he/family would be harmed?