Moscow: Russian TV editor protested against her Country’s invasion on Ukraine during a prime-time show on state TV, later she was removed from the job and arrested for showing disrespect to Russian defence forces.

The US has warned Russia to give protection arrested Russian journalist. International media has condemned her arrest.

Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor at Channel One television, barged onto the set of its flagship Vremya (Time) evening news late Monday, holding a poster reading "No War" in English.

Ovsyannikova's message in Russian read: "Stop the war. Don't believe propaganda. They are lying to you here."  It was signed in English: "Russians against the war."

The mother of two still risks criminal charges with a penalty of up to 15 years in jail, her lawyer said.

Ovsyannikova's case drew international attention and raised new alarm over press freedom in Russia in the wake of President Vladimir Putin's decision of military attack on Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron offered asylum or other forms of consular protection to the journalist.

Macron, who has initiated a dialogue with Putin despite Moscow's military action, said he would bring up her case during his next conversation with the Russian leader.

"We will launch diplomatic efforts aiming to offer (her) protection -- either at the embassy but also protection through asylum," said Macron.

"I will have the chance at my next talks with President Putin to propose this solution in a very direct and concrete manner," he added.

"I want to have as quickly as possible all clarity about her personal situation and her ability to continue with her work," Macron said.

After her protest she was detained and questioned for 14 hours, she told reporters on Tuesday.

She was released after a judge at Moscow's Ostankino district court ordered her to pay a fine of 30,000 rubles ($280) on Tuesday. If charges are proved against her she will face a  maximum punishment of 10 days in detention for calling for illegal protests.

This charge was based not specifically on her interruption of the news broadcast, but on a video statement, she released explaining the reasons for her protest and urging Russians to take to the streets.

Ovsyannikova pleaded not guilty in court, saying: "I am still convinced that Russia is committing a crime", she deposed before the judge. "These are very difficult days in my life," she said after the ruling.  "I've spent two days literally without sleep."

One of Ovsyannikova's lawyers, Daniil Berman, said that she also risked criminal charges and up to 15 years in jail under new legislation against "fake news" on the Russian military, introduced after Putin sent troops into Ukraine on February 24.

Channel One said an internal investigation was underway. It was a highly unusual event in Russia where state media is strictly controlled.

EU Commission external affairs spokesman Peter Stano said she took a "brave moral stance and dared to object Kremlin's lies and propaganda live on air on a state-controlled TV channel."

The incident was widely picked up by international media, while Russian publications blurred out the message on the poster to avoid running afoul of new media law, NDTV reported.