A Russian journalist who stood up to Vladimir Putin’s regime by holding a banner saying “stop the war” behind a state television presenter has been called a British spy.
Marina Ovsyannikova, 43, risked grave punishment by delivering her message on national Russian television which is heavily censored and strictly pro-Kremlin.
Putin has labelled the invasion of Ukraine a “special military operation” and he has tried to give the impression to the Russian people that the invasion to “de-nazify” their neighbour is going according to plan.
