KIEV: Belarus-born journalist Pavel Sheremet, who was killed by a car bomb in central Kiev on Wednesday, was known for his fearless criticism of the leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
An award-winning journalist who interviewed Ukraine’s top politicians, Sheremet was widely admired in the pro-Western country.
“He somehow managed to keep a respectful attitude … even when he was asking the most uncomfortable questions,” Valery Kalnysh, his colleague on Radio Vesti, said.
“He lacked any servility … He was equally respectful to a street cleaner and a president — but not without irony,” the independent news site where he worked, Ukrainska Pravda, …read more
Source: theSun
