Russian journalist Marina Ovsyanikova, who emerged as a leader of the anti-war movement after she intervened during a television broadcast to denounce the attack on Ukraine, will leave the Pervy Kanal television network on her own initiative, she said today.
"Today, I went to Ostankino (headquarters of the TV network), I submitted all my documents for my resignation," she said during an interview with the French news network France 24.
Marina Ovshyanikova stormed into the studio live on Monday during Russia's most-watched newscast on the Pervy Kanal network, holding a placard criticizing Moscow's military operation in Ukraine and denouncing the "propaganda" of the power-controlled media.
He explained that he wanted to "send a strong message to say that Russians are against the war, that we should not feel proud of propaganda and what we say on TV and that we should make the distinction between lies and truth."
"I'm scared, sure, but I don't think I belong to the scum," she defended herself when asked about official rhetoric against anti-war activists in Russia.
According to the Kremlin, the conflict in Ukraine reveals who the "traitors" are in Russia.
For the journalist, "people who come down to the streets to protest are not traitors, they are citizens." "Russian society is divided, one part of it, possibly 50%, is against the war and the other 50% supports President Putin," she argued.
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