Russian journalist who protested war called British spy by former employer

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The Russian journalist who interrupted a news broadcast on a Russian channel with a sign denouncing the invasion of Ukraine has been accused of being a British spy.

Kirill Kleimyonov, the head of Channel One’s news division, appeared on a broadcast Monday, claiming to have proof that the news channel’s former editor Marina Ovsyannikova was involved with the British Embassy.

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