Polish authorities detained Mykhailo Tkach, a renowned Ukrainian journalist from Ukrainska Pravda, and his cameraman near the Polish-Belarusian border. Tkach, who allegedly exposed Poles trading with Russia, was investigating the trade between Poland and Russia. The incident has raised concerns about Poland's stance towards journalism, especially considering Tkach's reputation for investigating Ukraine's elites, corruption, and sensitive topics. During the detention, police seized their equipment and removed some footage before returning it.
🇵🇱🇺🇦🚨‼️ Poland detains Ukrainian journalist who allegedly exposed Poles trading with Russia. -> Now Poland imports Russian products, while they block Ukranian ones? Smells like a BS smear campaign. Ukrainska Pravda writes: “I identified myself as a journalist and explained… https://t.co/aA8l5o82g6
Poles detain Ukrainska Pravda journalist on border near Belarus while reporting on trade between Poland and Russia https://t.co/yjeh8752SB
What’s happening lately in Poland on different topics, is really concerning. Mykhailo is famous for investigating Ukraines elites, corruption and many other sensitive things. Poland, you are against journalism? https://t.co/qg1imjG5ZP
Polish Police detained “Ukrainska Pravda” journalist Mykhailo Tkach, while he and his crew were filming material on transit of goods between Poland, Belarus and Russia. Equipment seized, some footage removed when returned https://t.co/fdDxyazrwJ https://t.co/ojZIDUxIRp
WHAT THE FUCK!? ‼️ The 🇵🇱Poles detained famous 🇺🇦Ukrainian journalist Tkach at the border near Belarus: he was investigating about trade between 🇵🇱Poland and 🇷🇺Russia. Polish officers detained Mykhailo Tkach along with a cameraman near the Polish-Belarusian border, when the… https://t.co/k7280MMxXG