Babchenko set fee for being interviewed

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Author of the Batsman program on TV channel «112 Ukraine» appealed to journalist Arkady Babchenko with an invitation to live broadcast.

GORDON editor-in-chief Alesya Batsman said on her Facebook page, that Babchenko «gives exclusive interviews only for money, considering impressive amounts».

«Arkady told Lena (editor of the program – ed.) that now he gives exclusive interviews only for money, considering the amount of 50 thousand.
«In Ukrainian hryvnia?», – Lena asked timidly. «Dollars» – confidently said Arkady, and added that for 60 thousand he will definitely agree!
When Arkady Babchenko was killed and I found out that he had 6 adopted children, I wrote to his close friends asking them to link us to his wife so she said the number of her bank card and we could quickly organized an all-Ukrainian fund-raising to help his family», – wrote Batsman, –
«Now, apparently, we need to organize an action to collect 50 thousand dollars for Arkady for the interview».

Also Alesya Batsman noted that Babchenko was a guest of her program seven months ago.

As «The Journalist» reported, that the action of «commemoration» of Babchenko turned into an action of support Sentsov

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