A Russian state television employee interrupted last night (Monday) the main newscast on the channel, waving a sign and protesting against the war in Ukraine. The worker burst into the broadcast, standing behind the presenter with the sign calling on viewers to “disbelieve in propaganda” and “stop the war” in Ukraine. According to the human rights organization Agora, she was arrested and taken to the Moscow police station and faces a lengthy prison sentence. According to the law passed by Putin in the Kremlin, according to which anyone who opposes the war and even calls it a war and not a military operation, is expected to face up to 15 years in prison.
The video uploaded by the employee
Prior to the moment when the live broadcast broke out, worker Marina Obsyanikova uploaded a video from her home calling on the world to stop the fighting. “What is happening in Ukraine is a crime,” Marina said in the video, adding, “Russia is an aggressive country, and the responsibility for that aggression lies with the conscience of only one person, Vladimir Putin.” “We were silent in 2014, when it all just started,” Obsianikova said. “We did not go to rallies when the Kremlin poisoned Navalny. We just watched this anti-human regime quietly. ” In TASS, Russia’s official news agency announced that an internal investigation of the incident would be conducted and that the worker was expected to face charges of defaming the Russian army. “My father is Ukrainian and my mother is Russian and there have never been enemies,” Marina said in a video she uploaded.