{"id":2996,"date":"2024-09-14T07:49:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T07:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evilstore.me\/?p=2996"},"modified":"2024-09-16T01:39:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T01:39:45","slug":"theyre-terrified-of-dissenting-voices-rt-comments-on-new-us-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/evilstore.me\/index.php\/2024\/09\/14\/theyre-terrified-of-dissenting-voices-rt-comments-on-new-us-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They\u2019re terrified of dissenting voices\u2019: RT comments on new US sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"
The news outlet will continue to work to reach audiences in every corner of the world, the deputy editor-in-chief has said<\/strong><\/p>\n The new US sanctions against RT are further proof that Washington does not want people to hear views that diverge from the mainstream narrative, RT Deputy Editor-in-Chief Anna Belkina has said.<\/p>\n The latest restrictions against the news outlet were announced by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who accused it of being \u201cengaged in covert influence activities\u201d<\/em> and \u201cfunctioning as a de facto arm of [Russian] intelligence.\u201d<\/em> Earlier this month, the US authorities also sanctioned several Russian nationals, including RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan and three other senior RT employees, over alleged efforts to influence the upcoming US election.<\/p>\n Responding to the sanctions, Belkina stated that \u201cthere is nothing at all surprising\u201d<\/em> in Washington\u2019s latest accusations. \u201cAt this point, it\u2019s amusing to watch what their paranoid minds will come up with next,\u201d<\/em> she said, adding that since launching in 2005, RT \u201csimply has been doing its job as journalists, bringing to audiences all around the world the stories and voices that the mainstream media wouldn\u2019t allow.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n