In May 2020, a high-profile lawyer of the #MeToo interval, Douglas H. Wigdor, dropped Ms. Reade as a client as her credibility received right here beneath harsh scrutiny after Antioch Faculty disputed her declare of getting obtained a bachelors diploma from its Seattle campus.
On Tuesday, Ms. Reade knowledgeable Sputnik that whereas her decision to go to Russia was very troublesome, she believed she could possibly be further safe there.
As far as like going to a unique safe haven, I suggest, there are a variety of Individuals proper right here, and I dont want to out a bunch of Individuals, nonetheless there are people proper right here that are coming to Russia, Ms. Reade said.
She added that fortuitously, the Kremlin is accommodating.
So were lucky, she said.
Her departure to Russia comes as Moscow and Washington spar over the battle in Ukraine, which President Vladimir V. Putin casts as an existential battle with the West, which backs Kyiv.
