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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Ex-journalist for Russian state TV says she quit over war

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

A former Paris-based Europe correspondent for Russian state-controlled broadcaster Channel One said Tuesday she resigned this month due to Russia's war against Ukraine and voiced fears she'll be accused of being “a highly paid spy.”

Zhanna Agalakova quit as the war broke out in Ukraine, joining a string of colleagues from Russia’s strictly state-controlled network. She told a press conference in Paris that “when I spoke to my bosses, I said I cannot do this job anymore ... I left Channel One specifically because the war started.”

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