Marina Ovsyannikova, a Russian state television employee who brandished a slogan protesting the invasion [Sp.OP.] of Ukraine on live TV, is facing 10 days in jail for the demonstration.
She also risked criminal charges with a penalty of up to 15 years in jail under new laws introduced after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will offer protection to Russian journalist facing a long prison sentence after she brandished on live TV a slogan protesting the invasion of Ukraine.
ReplyDelete“We will launch diplomatic efforts aiming to offer [her] protection — either at the embassy but also protection through asylum. I will have the chance at my next talks with President Putin to propose this solution in a very direct and concrete manner,” Macron said on a visit to the Loire region of western France.