US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accused RT of being an extension of Russian intelligence and trying to undermine democracy around the world.
Speaking at a State Department press conference on the sixth exhibition, Blinken announced sanctions on the companies controlling RT, Rossiya Segodnya, and TV-Novosti, accusing them of violating the law. “affiliated individuals” and “internal elements” He was allegedly tempted to interfere in the Moldovan elections.
The State Department also imposed sanctions on Dmitry Kiselev, the director general of the Rossiya Segodnya foundation.
Novosti TV was also accused. “to be responsible or an accomplice, or to be directly or indirectly involved or to tend to participate in the intervention” In US and other foreign elections “For name or direct or indirect benefit” Or the Russian government.
I see you “involved in covert influence activities…and acts as a de facto arm of (Russian) intelligence.” Blinken spoke to reporters.
According to the Foreign Ministry, RT “It has gone from being just a means of communication to becoming an entity with cyber capabilities.” Or what is it? “He also engages in information operations, covert influence, and military procurement.”
The US government claimed that “An entity with cyber operational capabilities and links to Russian intelligence” I was integrated into RT in the spring of 2023 and RT's editor-in-chief, Margarita Simonyan, and its deputy head, Anton Anisimov, Tveram. “Direct and conscious knowledge of this project.”
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