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The strange 'death' of a Russian journalist

Ukraine accused of 'fake news' after staging death of Kremlin critic Arkady Babchenko

Ukraine staged the murder of a Russian dissident journalist in Kiev on Tuesday in what it said was a sting operation to foil a Russian assassination plot. Arkady Babchenko sent shock waves around the world when he arrived at a news conference on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after being reported dead. Mishal Husain speaks to Ivan Yakovina - another Russian journalist living in Kiev - who knows Babchenko; the former Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili, who has also had his differences with the Kremlin; Misha Glenny, author of 'McMafia' and Anne Applebaum, the Washington Post columnist.

(Photo: Arkady Babchenko, credit: Reuters)

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