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‘Shocked’ by Russian Invasion, RT Writer Quits in Protest

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Jonny Tickle, a 27-year-old from England, quit his job as a writer for the Russian state media outlet RT after the invasion of Ukraine.

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Although he believed at the time that a Russian invasion of Ukraine was highly unlikely, Jonny Tickle warned his bosses in late February that if it were to occur, he would leave his position as a writer with the Russian state-run media outlet RT.

On February 24, after the Russian airstrikes commenced and Russian tanks began rolling across the Ukrainian border, that’s exactly what Tickle did.

Ryan Mills

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Ryan Mills

Ryan Mills was an enterprise and media reporter at National Review. He previously worked for 14 years as a breaking news reporter, investigative reporter, and editor at newspapers in Florida. Originally from Minnesota, Ryan lives in the Fort Myers area with his wife and two sons.

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