Russian liberator and anti-war protester who stop live news bulletin on Owns the first channel of the Russian state television A sign behind The studio Presenter and chanting slogans condemning the war in Ukraine, called Sunday for Other Russians to talk out against “The gruesome war”.
during work for Channel One TV in Moscow, Marina Ovsyannikova stormed the set of Monday evening newscast with a poster that read “No to war.”
She was subsequently arrested, fined 30,000 rubles ($280), and then released on hold possible More prosecution, but turned down French show of seek refuge.
Sunday described to the United States media she has decision To protest that it is “spontaneous”, but said sense of deep resentment with she has government It was building for years – feeling said a lot of she has colleagues subscriber.
“Hype on Our state channels were becoming more And the more distorted, the pressure that was applied in Russian politics can’t leave us indifferent,” she told ABC News program “this week.”
“When I talked to my friends and colleagues, everyone even last The moment could not believe that such a thing could happen – that this gruesome war could take so long place”, she said from Moscow, speaking through an interpreter.
“as soon With the start of the war, I could not sleep, I could not eat. I came to work a week later of coverage of This is the weather on (Channel One) was so unpleasant that I realized I couldn’t go back there.”
Ovsyannikova said that she considers joining demonstrator in a public Square, but saw that the protesters were arrested and faced jail time.
“I decided that maybe I could do something else, something more Meaningful… I can. show for the rest of The world that the Russians against War, I can show to the Russians people this is just Advertising “.
She said she hopes “maybe motivate some.” people to talk up against the war.”
The sign I got busy up behind a news The reader said, “Stop the war. Don’t believe the propaganda. They are lying to you here.”
Ovsyannikova, who She quit her job, according to France 24 TV on Thursday that her protest “shattered life” of for us family” with she has young son Particularly worried.
“But we need To put an end to this fratricidal war.”
