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Russian Journalist Vyshinsky Freed Pending Trial In Kyiv


A Ukrainian court ruled on August 28 to release Russian journalist Kirill Vyshinsky pending trial on charges of high treason. The head of Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti’s office in Ukraine, Vyshinsky was arrested in May 2018 amid accusations that the news agency was involved in a “hybrid information war” waged by Russia against Ukraine. As he left the court in Kyiv, Vyshinsky again voiced suspicions that he was being prepared for a prisoner exchange, saying such a deal would not make sense because he is innocent. …read more

Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

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