He then moved to Ukraine in 2010, looking for the chance to 'reboot' his life, and do journalistic work. Phillips first visited Ukraine in 2009 when he travelled to Dnipropetrovsk for an England match. Īfter university, he moved to London where he worked a number of years for the now-defunct Central Office of Information, as a clerk, reviewing government websites and preparing reports for the Parliament of the United Kingdom, later speaking of his frustration at the mundanity of this work. While at university, Phillips led the campaign to have Baywatch actor David Hasselhoff installed as rector. He also tried his hand at stand-up comedy at this time, performing alongside Miles Jupp, and Frankie Boyle. During his student years, Phillips had started to do some freelance journalism, 'faxing articles into The Scotsman'. He graduated from the University of Dundee with a dual degree in philosophy and history in the early 2000s. Phillips was born in Nottingham, ) He later attended Perth High School. In July 2022, the government of the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on him, saying that his work "supports and promotes actions and policies which destabilize Ukraine and undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty, or independence of Ukraine.” Phillips became the first British citizen to be added to the sanctions list, although he has continued to state that he is "reporting the truth" about the war in Ukraine. Phillips has, for his part, stated that Aslin himself 'requested the interview'. In April 2022, Phillips was accused by UK MP Robert Jenrick of committing a war crime after interviewing captured British-born Ukrainian soldier Aiden Aslin. Phillips has been awarded several medals for his work from the separatist republics of Donbas, and organisations in Russia. Phillips himself maintains his reporting is 'independent journalism'. Phillips has been accused of being pro-Russian, and lending 'faux legitimacy' to Kremlin propaganda and Russian conspiracy theories with his 'middle-class English accent'. From March 2022, Phillips has covered the Russian invasion of Ukraine, initially from the Chernihiv area of Ukraine, then from Mariupol, then from Donetsk, and then onto the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR / LNR). He formerly worked as a stringer for the Russian state-owned television networks RT (2013–2014) and Zvezda (2014–2015), and from early 2015 on, for his YouTube channel. Graham William Phillips is a British YouTuber, freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker.
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