Canadian Journalist Branded ‘Undesirable Person’ in Ukraine
Apr 8, 2023 | Canada, Featured
by Jason Jay Smart | April 3, 2023
David Pugliese, a Canadian who has written for the 169-year-old Ottawa Citizen since 1989, has caught the eye of officials in at least two countries due to his perceived record of running stories that abet the interests of the Russian government.
Referring to Pugliese as an “activist,” a Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Post that he “is known to Ukraine because of his public anti-Ukrainian rhetoric,” which “coincides with Russian propagandist narratives,” adding that Ukraine would consider him to be, writing in all capital letters, “an undesirable person.”
The title of “undesirable person” has no legal ramifications but documents seen by Kyiv Post confirm that Pugliese has been a subject of concern for Ukrainian officials due to his writings which often echo Kremlin talking points.
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