Marina Ovsyannikova previously described herself as the Kremlin's 'enemy No. 1.'
Ovsyannikova was hired by German newspaperto work as"a freelance correspondent" reporting from Ukraine and Russia,"among other places," the newspaper said in a, adding that she will contribute regularly to its television news channel, as well as writing for the paper.
The 43-year-old made headlines when she held up a sign during a March 14 broadcast on Russia's Channel 1, her employer at the time, urging Russians not to believe the propaganda Putin has spread on his invasion of neighboring Ukraine. "Stop the war. Don't believe the propaganda. They're lying to you here," the journalist's sign read. Ovsyannikova was detained and questioned for 14 hours and fined 30,000 rubles for herMarina Ovsyannikova becomes correspondent for Axel Springer’s German media brand WELT
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