French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will offer protection to Russian journalist facing a long prison sentence after she brandished on live TV a slogan protesting the invasion [Sp.Op.] of Ukraine.
“We will launch diplomatic efforts aiming to offer [her] protection — either at the embassy but also protection through asylum. I will have the chance at my next talks with President Putin to propose this solution in a very direct and concrete manner,” Macron said on a visit to the Loire region of western France.
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Marina Ovsyannikova, a Russian state television employee who brandished a slogan protesting the invasion [Sp.Op.] of Ukraine on live TV, is facing 10 days in jail for the demonstration.
She
also risked criminal charges with a penalty of up to 15 years in jail
under new laws introduced after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine
on February 24.
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