Sensational Police Operation in Vienna: Sharp Criticism Following the Arrest of Ukrainian Investigative Journalists
A rough police operation on Vienna’s bustling Margaretengürtel has sparked international outrage and heated political debates. Those affected are the renowned Ukrainian investigative journalist Mychajlo Tkatsch and his cameraman Jaroslaw Bondarenko, who had been conducting research for the well-known online media outlet Ukrajinska Prawda into the whereabouts of Ukrainian former officials who had fled the country.
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