The Russian journalist who stayed in Russia despite the risk of reprisals after she protested Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has been hired by a German newspaper.
After protesting the war in Ukraine on air, she will work for Die Welt.
In a statement on Monday, Die Welt said that it will have a correspondent from Ukraine and Russia.
She will be a regular contributor to the TV news channel and write for the newspaper.
She said it is her duty to defend as a journalist the virtue of freedom, which is being defended by the people of Ukraine.
Ulf Poschardt, editor-in-chief of WELT Group, said he was excited to be working with Ovsyannikova and praised her courage to confront Russian viewers.
The protest marked an unusual act of defiance in Russia. The incident drew international attention and the editor of Channel One at the time, Ovariannikova, was taken into custody. She was released and fined by a Moscow court for posting a video to social media that was not related to her on-air protest, though she could face more severe reprisals in the future. She turned down the offer of political asylum in France because she wanted to stay in her home country.
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