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The German news company, Die Welt Newspaper (DWN), has announced that it's poached Russian rouge journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, the female reporter who hoisted a “No-War” sign live on air as a method of protesting the war in Ukraine.

DWN announced that Ovsyannikova will be their new correspondent in Russia and Ukraine, stating: “We along with Ms Ovsyannkova stand for what is being vehemently defended by the Ukrainian people, their freedom”.

After her on-air protest in March, the 43 year old was arrested, fined 30,000 rubles (£214), and sacked.

Ovsyannikova stated that: “I thank the bosses at DWN for this act of generosity”.