“I’m not a spy, I’m a journalist.” Nadana Fridrikhson, reporter for the Russian TV Zvezda, defended herself against the allegations in an interview with the newspaper La Stampa. In recent days, she has been a guest on various Italian programs, arousing the ire of some politicians who accuse her of being in the service of Kremlin propaganda. Some MPs would like to raise the case in the Rai Oversight Committee and Copasir to understand what role Fridrikhson is talking about when he intervenes in public service programs.
“It’s nonsense that I’m a spy, I’m a reporter. Are MPs now checking if I’m a spy?” asks Fridrikhson, adding to the dose: “The Italian is espionage, would you do the same to an American or Ukrainian journalist? I do not think so. This is a partial attitude towards Russia and me as a Russian journalist. What is that? Isn’t that an example of censorship?’ Fridrikhson also replies to those who consider their views “criminal”: “They only do it because I am a Russian journalist and I state my point of view. I advise your deputies to leave their reception offices, go to Donbass and talk to the people there. Then they also discuss in committee, but at least they will see what really happens. And they will not engage in this nonsense any longer.”
Another note to the journalist is to deny the Russian invasion, but again it falls short: “You ignore reality and facts. The war started in 2014 when the Kiev regime took over. Unfortunately, Kyiv did not comply with the Minsk agreements and the EU did not influence Poroshenko and Zelenskyy. The bombing of civilians in Donbass continued. Russia recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk republics. This is a special military operation because Russia is helping two republics. Russia will not use nuclear weapons – concludes Fridrikhson -. Or at least she won’t be the first to do so. Putin has made this clear on several occasions ».
