THE Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who emerged as the leader of the anti-war movement after intervening during a TV bulletin to denounce the attack in Ukraine, will leave the Pervy Kanal television network on her own initiative, she said today.
“Today, going to Ostankino (headquarters of the television network), I submitted all my documents for my resignation,” he said in an interview with France 24.
THE Marina Ovsyanikova stormed a live studio on Monday during Russia’s Pervy Kanal news bulletin, holding up a placard criticizing Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine and denouncing “propaganda” by the media. controlled by the authorities.
He explained that he wanted to “send a strong message that the Russians are against the war, that we should not be proud of propaganda and what we say on television, and that we should distinguish between truth and falsehood.”
“I’m afraid, for sure, but I do not think I belong to the scum,” she defended herself when asked about the official rhetoric against anti-war activists in Russia.
According to the Kremlin, the conflict in Ukraine reveals who the “traitors” in Russia are.
For the journalist“People who take to the streets to protest are not traitors, they are citizens.” “Russian society is divided, one part, possibly 50%, is against the war and the other 50% is in favor of President Putin,” he said.
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