it s putin s war and not the russian people s war. reporter: speaking to george stephanopoulos on this week about her one-woman protest during a russian state tv broadcast. her sign reading, stop the war. don t believe the propaganda. they re lying to you. in russia, the very words war and invasion are now banned from russian reporting of the crisis in ukraine, as are images like these of russia s brutal bombardment of ukrainian cities that the rest of the world sees. ovsyannikova personally challenging that censorship in her own country. translator: because the propaganda on our state channels has become more and more distorted. reporter: ovsyannikova was arrested, questioned for 14 hours, fined, and then released. her future now uncertain, but her courage inspiring around the world, with french president emmanuel macron promising refuge if she wants it. offering protection either at the embassy or an asylum protection. which would mean fleeing to france.
began according to an independent human rights group. most getting a beating, a fine, an overnight detention. unclear if the kremlin is trying to minimize ovsyannikova s extraordinary prime-time protest or if she ll face stiffer charges later. initially, state media reported investigators were considering charges under russia s new draconian laws that prohibit what it calls disseminating false information about russian forces and can carry a maximum 15-year jail sentence. ovsyannikova, whose father is ukrainian and mother russian, appears to have expected to be silenced. her prerecorded social media post pulling no punches. translator: what is happening now in ukraine is a crime, and russia is the aggressor country. and the responsibility for this aggression lies on the conscience of only one person. this man is vladimir putin.
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