A Russian journalist who interrupted a live TV news programme to protest against the war in Ukraine says Russians are “zombified” by propaganda.
Speaking to the BBC, Marina Ovsyannikova said Russians should stop listening to state media coverage.
Ms Ovsyannikova, an editor at state-controlled Channel 1, was detained after her protest on Monday.
She ran onto the set of one of Russia’s most-watched news programmes, Vremya, holding a sign reading: “No war, stop the war, don’t believe the propaganda, they are lying to you here.”
She could also be heard repeating the words “no war, stop the war”.
Ms Ovsyannikova also responded to various allegations in Russian media about her motivation for staging the protest.
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