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Blinken accuses RT of being worldwide Kremlin intelligence network

Blinken accuses RT of being worldwide Kremlin intelligence network



US secretary of state announces new sanctions against the Russian state-backed media company The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has announced new sanctions against the Russian state-backed media company RT, formerly known as Russia Today, after new information gleaned from the outfit’s employees showed it was “functioning like a de facto arm of Russia’s intelligence apparatus”.The Russian government in 2023 established a new unit in RT with “cyber operational capabilities and ties to Russian intelligence”, Blinken claimed, with the goal of spreading Russian influence in countries around the world through information operations, covert influence and military procurement. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/13/antony-blinken-rt-media-russia-intelligence

Author : Andrew Roth

Publish date : 2024-09-13 21:15:15

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