Sputnik Africa was live as Julian Assange speaks in Canberra, Australia, following his release from prison.
The released journalist, however, decided not to speak to the press after arriving in Australia's capital Canberra, his wife explained that he will do that when the time comes.
Assange, an Australian citizen, was transferred to London's Belmarsh high-security prison in April 2019 for breaching his bail. He was charged in the US under the Espionage Act for receiving and disclosing classified information that shed light on war crimes and human rights abuses committed by US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.