You’d better believe it: Russian state TV employee blasts war on air

The ballsy woman made her point — ‘they’re lying to you’ — for a few seconds before the station cut her off

15 March 2022 - 18:20 By Flavia Krause-Jackson

It was a jaw-dropping moment when for a few seconds a young woman interrupted a live news broadcast on Russian state media to wave a sign that said: “Stop the war. Don’t believe propaganda. They’re lying to you.”..

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