“We will, of course, take diplomatic steps to protect our colleague, either at the embassy or by granting asylum,” Macron said in response to a question from a French journalist.
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Makron said he would propose this solution very directly and specifically in his next talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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“In any case, I would like us to have full clarity about her personal situation and the opportunity to continue her work as soon as possible,” Macron said.
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Moscow’s Ostankin court on Tuesday fined Ovsyanikov 30,000 rubles (about 250 euros) for displaying an anti-war poster on television. She was released after being fined.
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Ovsyanikov was reportedly drawn up a protocol under an article of the Code of Administrative Offenses on an uncoordinated public measure, which provides for a fine of up to 30,000 rubles, 50 hours of compulsory labor or 10 days’ arrest.
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