Marina Ovsyannikova, Russian TV protester, decries Putin propaganda

I could see security dragging people away,' says editor fined for walking into shot with sign saying No War'

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The Russian TV editor who interrupted a news broadcast to protest the Ukraine war said on Sunday she acted out of dissatisfaction at propaganda disseminated by Vladimir Putin's government, and said she had turned down an offer of asylum in France despite fearing further retaliation.

Marina Ovsyannikova, who describes herself as a patriot", was fined 30,000 roubles ($280) by a court in Moscow last week for the spontaneous" act of rebellion in which she appeared during the live newscast with a sign saying No War".