In Might 2020, a high-profile lawyer of the #MeToo period, Douglas H. Wigdor, dropped Ms. Reade as a consumer as her credibility got here underneath harsh scrutiny after Antioch College disputed her declare of getting obtained a bachelor’s diploma from its Seattle campus.
On Tuesday, Ms. Reade informed Sputnik that whereas her choice to go to Russia “was very troublesome,” she believed she could be extra protected there.
“So far as like going to a different protected haven, I imply, there are a lot of People right here, and I don’t wish to out a bunch of People, however there are individuals right here which might be coming to Russia,” Ms. Reade mentioned.
She added that “fortunately, the Kremlin is accommodating.”
“So we’re fortunate,” she mentioned.
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.