A state-owned Russian television channel has accused Britain of falsely pinning war crimes on Vladimir Putin’s armed forces. Channel One Russia first appeared on the radar of British viewers when its now former employee Marina Ovsyannikova dashed onto the live set brandishing a banner shouting: “Stop the war. No to war.”
Ovsyannikova has since been fined an equivalent of £215. The channel has continued its claims that Russia is running a "special military operation" instead of the full-scale war that has been unfolding over the past few weeks.
Channel One Russia has however progressed its pro-Putin narrative by going one step further. It has now accused Britain of falsely blaming Putin's army for war crimes.
