Russia news: Putin critic Arkady Babchecko who was ‘killed in Ukraine’ IS ALIVE
Arkady Babchenko was reported to have been shot in his apartment in Kiev on Tuesday, in a high-profile murder thought to be related to his prominent journalism work. However, the journalist has appeared at a news conference in Ukraine. Mr Babchenko, 41, emerged at a police press conference this afternoon in front of journalists, who had been expecting updates on the investigation into his murder. He had reportedly been shot three times in the back.
SKY NEWS Arkady Babchenko has turned up alive at a news conference in Ukraine
In coordination with Ukrainian police, Mr Babchenko staged his death as part of an investigation into death threats he had received. Mr Babchenko said that the plan had been prepared for two months. The Russian foreign ministry says it is happy to see the Russian journalist Babchenko is “alive after all” and that Ukraine’s use of him serves a “propaganda function”. Earlier today the Kremlin had described the allegation by Ukraine that it was behind the murder of Mr Babchenko as an anti-Russian smear.
REUTERS Arkady Babchenko says he staged his death n coordination with Ukrainian police
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