Russian journalist Marina Ovsiannikova says she was not poisoned after tests

She is known for having denounced the assault on Ukraine on television. Marina Ovsiannikova, Russian journalist, affirmed, Friday October 13, that her medical analyzes did not show traces of poisoning, after an illness which led France, where she lives, to open an investigation in Paris, to “suspicion of poisoning”.

Marina Ovsiannikova said she was hospitalized after feeling “sick”. “Most of the tests have been done. No toxic substances were found in my blood. There is no question of poisoning”wrote the journalist, who fled Russia in October 2022, on Telegram. “Guys, I did indeed go to the hospital. I didn’t speak to journalists and I was hoping I could keep this information secret”she said in her message on Friday.

“I feel much better now”

The Russian journalist claimed that no “White powder” suspect was not on the handle of his door, unlike “to what was reported by an anonymous source, echoed by respected publications.” “The deterioration of my condition was so sudden that the French police decided to investigate,” she stressed, recalling that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “long associated with war and the poisoning of political figures and journalists.” “I feel much better now”assured the journalist.

In February, Marina Ovsiannikova said “fear for your life”during a press conference. “When I talk to my friends in Russia, they ask me which I prefer: Novichok, Polonium, or a car accident,” she assured. She was sentenced last week in absentia in Russia to eight and a half years in prison for criticizing the Russian army.