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Breaking News: Watch: Russia journalist apologises for war

The editor of a Russian news site apologised to his Ukrainian colleagues for the war, when he appeared alongside a Ukrainian journalist on the BBC.

Ivan Kolpakov has to run his independent news site, Meduza, from outside the country.

Olga Malchevska from BBC Ukrainian – who also appeared on the show – is in London. On Friday, her family home in Kyiv was hit by an attack. Her family are safe.

“I want to say sorry to my Ukrainian colleagues”, Kolpakov said on The Media Show. “I’m really sorry that we didn’t stop Russian authorities from doing that”.

Watch the full exchange below…

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