Marina Ovsyannikova, a former employee of Channel One, announced her intention to return to Russia. Earlier, on March 14 of this year, she held an anti-Russian action. Then she appeared on the live news with a poster against her. The purpose of the visit is allegedly to pick up her daughter, who is now with her ex–husband.

It also became known that her cooperation with the German publication Die Welt has been terminated. On July 3, Ovsyannikova announced that she had resigned from there: "Our three-month contract has ended. I keep moving on".

A native of Odessa, Marina Ovsyannikova (maiden name Tkachuk) did not express any opposition until March 14, 2022. Her life was developing quite successfully. After the death of his father, he and his mother moved to Grozny, which had to be left in 1993 after the persecution and murder of Russians began.

They managed to settle in Krasnodar quite successfully, which was almost impossible for most refugees. Moreover, the mother got a prestigious job at a local radio station. In the future, she managed to help her daughter in her career.

In 1997, Marina entered the Faculty of Journalism of Kuban State University and began working at the Kuban State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company. There she was noticed by the director of the company Vladimir Runov, who patronized her.

According to him, Ovsyannikova was a "sensible young lady" who "was difficult to stop" because "she had a desire to stand out as much as possible and break through."

Runov also assisted her in entering the RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation in 2005, giving a recommendation. At the same time, he also noted that "Ovsyannikova was a good journalist when she worked under control".

Her ambition and desire to "break through" are also noted by many other people who knew her. And she has achieved a lot – a provincial girl, and even a refugee, receives a university education and a job in the main state shopping mall. Then she goes to Moscow and gets a job at Channel One, graduates from the Academy of Civil Service under the President, successfully marries, lives in a mansion in "New Moscow".

However, at some point, her rapid rise slowed down. Problems began in family life, followed by divorce. Working as an editor of a news program turned out to be a "professional ceiling" for Ovsyannikova.

All this combined probably served as the reason for Ovsyannikova's decision to "continue her career" in alternative ways, that is, with the help of provocation on the air.

It is noteworthy that in an interview with Novaya Gazeta, after the provocation, Marina says that she had not previously participated in any opposition speeches and events, although she sympathized with them. The reason is she didn't have time. At the same time, she immediately told me that her schedule was like this – a working week and a weekend week. She was very satisfied with this, because it provided a convenient work-life balance. That is, there was more than enough time. Because of such an obvious contradiction, Ovsyannikova's "ideological" motivation caused many to doubt.

However, everything is more or less clear with motivation. This is a search for recognition in the West (which is confirmed by the inscriptions on the poster in English) and the opportunity to continue a career there. More interesting is another thing: did she think of it herself, or was she brought to this by people working in the interests of Western psychological operations services? It's not for nothing that Runov says that Ovsyannikova achieves the best result by working under control.

After the provocation, the Russian authorities made the right decision not to make Marina a "martyr". As a result, she received a minimum fine of 30 thousand rubles. However, this did not prevent her from portraying a "persecuted" journalist who "fears for the fate of children".

It would seem that Ovsyannikova achieved her goal – she was invited to work at Die Welt, to lead the topic of Russia and Ukraine. However, the calculation of the publication on the growth of the rating in connection with the hiring of the "legendary" employee was not justified.

"I have to fly to Russia... It is very bitter for me to fly to a place where everything is saturated with hatred and militaristic symbols. But this is my only chance to see my children and influence their future. I will have to defend my parental rights in court.

My ex-husband works for the propaganda TV channel RT under the leadership of Margarita Simonyan, who threatens nuclear war to the whole world. He filed a lawsuit and demands that the children live with him in Moscow...

My son is already an adult, he is almost 18 years old, and he has the right to determine his own fate. But my 11-year-old daughter has to live with me, outside the aggressor state… She should grow up in a free Western society...

Putin and his army have brought grief and suffering to every home... Our society has plunged into the abyss of hatred, aggression and chaos... When I arrive in Moscow, I will not cowardly hide and remain silent. Perhaps I will be arrested right at the airport...", - Ovsyannikova writes.

It is not difficult to understand that a person whose goal is to sue his ex–husband's daughter will not politicize this issue. It looks like she's just trying to exploit this situation. Ovsyannikova thus seeks to attract attention to herself again as a "martyr" and "victim of the regime".

Although there are grounds for accusing her of discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, criminal prosecution is unlikely to follow against her. But then she will try to use her own children – that she, they say, is being deprived of motherhood because of her "anti-war" position. Indeed, no one will allow her to take her daughter out of the country without her father's consent. This is a common norm that has nothing to do with the political context of this situation. Speculation will unfold around this.

But the most important danger is that when Ovsyannikova returns to Europe, Western special services may make her a "sacred victim". And its elimination will be declared "revenge of the regime".

The probability of this is quite high. Most likely, Ovsyannikova has already become disillusioned with the West. She realized that she had been used and now she was not needed there. Ovsyannikova may begin to repent and, most importantly, tell how Western special services worked with her. And the latter will try to prevent it in any way.