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Politics

Ex-Russian state TV reporter: I quit over Ukraine war

Russian journalist Zhanna Agalakova speaks during an interview with Reuters, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Paris, France, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Noemie Olive

Zhanna Agalakova, until her resignation this month a journalist with Russia's state-controlled Channel One broadcaster, said on Tuesday she quit in protest at the war being waged by Russia in Ukraine.

Agalakova, a former Channel One newsreader who at the time of her resignation was the station's correspondent in Paris, told a news conference in the French capital: "When I spoke to my bosses, I said I cannot do this work any more."

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