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Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT and the Rossiya Segodnya media group dismissed allegations from the US State Department linking RT to intelligence operations.
She responded by calling the claims "nonsense," adding humorously: "Maybe we'd like to be, maybe we could hide better if we were, but we haven't learned that, we're journalists."
Simonyan also addressed US officials' assertions that RT’s coverage had reduced global support for Ukraine, citing a statement by the US State Department itself: "As the US State Department has rightly pointed out, one of the very important reasons why the so-called support for Ukraine has not been met with such enthusiasm in a large number of countries – the reason is the work of Russia Today."
She emphasised that RT’s support for Russian forces in Ukraine was transparent. "When your country is at war, you go shoulder to shoulder with your country," Simonyan said, adding that RT would continue its assistance.
Her remarks came after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a diplomatic campaign by the US, UK, and Canada to curb RT’s influence, accusing the network of acting as a Russian intelligence tool and interfering in elections globally.
James Rubin, a US State Department official, also highlighted RT’s role in shaping international opinion, especially in the Global South, which he suggested had impacted Ukraine’s global support.
Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova condemned the Western actions as 'harassment' and 'bullying,' accusing the US of trying to revive election controversies to sway public opinion.
On September 4, the US Treasury Department published a list of 10 individuals and two legal entities from Russia "as part of a coordinated US government response to Moscow’s malign influence efforts targeting the 2024 US elections".
Washington has repeatedly accused Moscow of interfering in the 2016 US presidential election, in which Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton. Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation has found no evidence of collusion or coordination between Trump and the Russian government.
'This is nonsense' - RT editor-in-chief Simonyan denies media links to intelligence services
Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT and the Rossiya Segodnya media group dismissed allegations from the US State Department linking RT to intelligence operations.
She responded by calling the claims "nonsense," adding humorously: "Maybe we'd like to be, maybe we could hide better if we were, but we haven't learned that, we're journalists."
Simonyan also addressed US officials' assertions that RT’s coverage had reduced global support for Ukraine, citing a statement by the US State Department itself: "As the US State Department has rightly pointed out, one of the very important reasons why the so-called support for Ukraine has not been met with such enthusiasm in a large number of countries – the reason is the work of Russia Today."
She emphasised that RT’s support for Russian forces in Ukraine was transparent. "When your country is at war, you go shoulder to shoulder with your country," Simonyan said, adding that RT would continue its assistance.
Her remarks came after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a diplomatic campaign by the US, UK, and Canada to curb RT’s influence, accusing the network of acting as a Russian intelligence tool and interfering in elections globally.
James Rubin, a US State Department official, also highlighted RT’s role in shaping international opinion, especially in the Global South, which he suggested had impacted Ukraine’s global support.
Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova condemned the Western actions as 'harassment' and 'bullying,' accusing the US of trying to revive election controversies to sway public opinion.
On September 4, the US Treasury Department published a list of 10 individuals and two legal entities from Russia "as part of a coordinated US government response to Moscow’s malign influence efforts targeting the 2024 US elections".
Washington has repeatedly accused Moscow of interfering in the 2016 US presidential election, in which Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton. Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation has found no evidence of collusion or coordination between Trump and the Russian government.
No access EU/EU and US territory. For further info please contact Client Service
Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT and the Rossiya Segodnya media group dismissed allegations from the US State Department linking RT to intelligence operations.
She responded by calling the claims "nonsense," adding humorously: "Maybe we'd like to be, maybe we could hide better if we were, but we haven't learned that, we're journalists."
Simonyan also addressed US officials' assertions that RT’s coverage had reduced global support for Ukraine, citing a statement by the US State Department itself: "As the US State Department has rightly pointed out, one of the very important reasons why the so-called support for Ukraine has not been met with such enthusiasm in a large number of countries – the reason is the work of Russia Today."
She emphasised that RT’s support for Russian forces in Ukraine was transparent. "When your country is at war, you go shoulder to shoulder with your country," Simonyan said, adding that RT would continue its assistance.
Her remarks came after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a diplomatic campaign by the US, UK, and Canada to curb RT’s influence, accusing the network of acting as a Russian intelligence tool and interfering in elections globally.
James Rubin, a US State Department official, also highlighted RT’s role in shaping international opinion, especially in the Global South, which he suggested had impacted Ukraine’s global support.
Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova condemned the Western actions as 'harassment' and 'bullying,' accusing the US of trying to revive election controversies to sway public opinion.
On September 4, the US Treasury Department published a list of 10 individuals and two legal entities from Russia "as part of a coordinated US government response to Moscow’s malign influence efforts targeting the 2024 US elections".
Washington has repeatedly accused Moscow of interfering in the 2016 US presidential election, in which Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton. Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation has found no evidence of collusion or coordination between Trump and the Russian government.