French prosecutors have opened an investigation into why an exiled Russian television journalist who staged a high-profile protest against the war in Ukraine was suddenly taken ill, a spokesperson for the Paris tribunal prosecutor's office said on October 12. Christophe Deloire, director-general of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), said Marina Ovsyannikova suffered what was described as a “malaise” outside her Paris apartment. Deloire said the possibility that Ovsyannikova had been poisoned had not been ruled out. Ovsyannikova gained international recognition last year when she interrupted a live Russian television news broadcast to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
France Probes 'Malaise' Of Prominent Russian Journalist Who Staged Anti-War Protest
Marina Ovsyannikova (file photo)