Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova calls for end to ‘fratricidal’ war in Ukraine
19 March 2022 |
6:56 am
In an extraordinary show of dissent, journalist Marina Ovsyannikova held up an anti-war poster on Russian state television on Monday before being arrested, fined and later released by authorities. In an interview with FRANCE 24, she spoke out against Russian state "propaganda" and called for an end to the "fratricidal" war in Ukraine.
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