![]() ![]() ![]() “NATO didn’t move towards Russia’s borders - just for the benefit of people in Russia who might not hear this - It was the nations of Eastern and Central Europe, once the Warsaw Pact broke up, after decades of repression by the Soviet Union that came to NATO and requested membership so they could create their own free governments and societies.”īoyko followed up by asking Bolton if he thought Moscow would find it “provocative” to see the U.S. “There’s simply no truth to what you’re saying,” Bolton responded. presence close to Russia’s borders?” Boyko asked. “Didn’t the Kremlin use all the diplomatic means at its disposal to limit the unwelcome and some would say malicious U.S. After Bolton squarely blamed Russia for their “unprovoked aggression” in Ukraine, Boyko pressed him on the U.S.’ involvement in foreign wars, and whether Ukraine is truly an existential security interest to America. Television news crews have described being shot at even when they have identified themselves as journalists, prompting speculation that they were targeted on purpose.Ī cameraman for a local television station in the besieged southern city of Mariupol was reported to have been killed earlier on Wednesday.Former National Security Advisor John Bolton went head-to-head with a Russian journalist, colliding in a lengthy interview over the invasion of Ukraine, his hawkish foreign policy record, and everything in between.īolton spoke to Oksana Boyko of RT, which has seen major downsizing and international scrutiny for pushing pro-Russian narratives throughout the Ukraine invasion. Īt least four other reporters have been killed during the conflict: Brent Renaud, an American film-maker, Evgeny Sakun, a cameraman with Kyiv Live TV, Irish cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian producer Oleksandra Kuvshynova. “What an unbelievable horror,” wrote Lyubov Sobol, another prominent member of Navalny’s team. “I will never forget her and to all those who are responsible for her death I promise that they won’t get away with (only) a trial and a verdict,” Milov said on Twitter. Vladimir Milov, who worked with her at Navalny’s group, vowed to avenge her. Arrested several times, her org declared ‘extremist’,” he tweeted.Īnastasia Karimova, a program director at Foundation for Democratic Development in Washington, tweeted: “The Russian army has killed one of Russia’s best people.” “Oksana ditched a successful career in glossy magazines (I first met her at Time Out Moscow in 2006 where she edited the fashion section) to become an opposition activist, human rights campaigner and then full time reporter. Shaun Walker March 23, 2022Īlexey Kovalev, the investigations editor at the Latvian-based Russian news website Meduza, paid tribute to Baulina’s “phenomenal sense of moral clarity”. ![]() Another victim of this awful senseless mess. She was putting a new life together in Warsaw after having to flee Russia due to Navalny links and determined to do important journalism. Oksana was funny, dedicated and extremely brave. ![]() Sergiy Tomilenko, head of the Ukranian journalists’ union, confirmed the death in a statement on Facebook, saying that Baulina was reporting on the aftermath of a shelling when she was hit by fresh fire. She was briefly jailed when Russian police stormed the group’s headquarters where she was coordinating a live broadcast from a national rally.īaulina left Russia after authorities declared the Anti-Corruption Foundation an “extremist organization” in 2021 but she continued to report for the Insider and Coda Story.Īfter Russia invaded Ukraine a month ago, Baulina filed several reports from Kyiv and Lviv in western Ukraine for the Insider. The publication added: “We will continue to cover the war in Ukraine, including such Russian war crimes as indiscriminate shelling of residential areas which result in the deaths of civilians and journalists.”īaulina, 42, began her career working for lifestyle magazines including Time Out Moscow and In Style, but after a decade she shifted to more political work, becoming a producer for Alexander Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation. “The Insider expresses its deepest condolences to Oksana’s family and friends,” it said. Two other people in the group were wounded in the attack which took place in the Podolsky district of Kyiv, the outlet reported. ![]()
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