A woman who interrupted a live news bulletin on Russian state TV to protest against the invasion of Ukraine has been praised by Downing Street for her “incredibly brave act”.
Foreign Office minister James Cleverly earlier said the stunt, along with other demonstrations in Russia, was “really important” in telling the truth about the conflict in a country where it is now illegal to contradict President Vladimir Putin’s narrative of the war.
On Monday evening, an anchor on state-controlled Channel One was speaking during a newscast when a woman appeared on camera behind her holding a sign with “No war” scrawled in English across the top and a message in Russian below it, calling on people not to believe Moscow propaganda.
