{"id":3006,"date":"2024-09-13T18:43:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T18:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evilstore.me\/?p=3006"},"modified":"2024-09-16T01:39:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T01:39:55","slug":"rt-responsible-for-eroding-support-for-ukraine-us-state-dept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/evilstore.me\/index.php\/2024\/09\/13\/rt-responsible-for-eroding-support-for-ukraine-us-state-dept\/","title":{"rendered":"RT responsible for eroding support for Ukraine \u2013 US State Dept"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cThe broad scope and reach\u201d of the Russian network is turning the Global South away from Kiev, spokesman Jamie Rubin has claimed<\/strong><\/p>\n RT\u00a0has played a major\u00a0role in eroding support for Ukraine around the world, and the network has fundraised to buy weapons for the Russian military, the US State Department claimed on Friday. The US has sanctioned RT\u2019s parent company in response.<\/p>\n In a press briefing in Washington, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken leveled a slew of accusations against RT. Blinken claimed that\u00a0the outlet operates a range of nominally independent news channels on social media in order to spread pro-Kremlin messaging, that it operates a secretive cyber operations unit linked to Russian intelligence, and that it covertly manages a crowdfunding platform to arm and supply Russian troops fighting in the Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n \u201cThanks to new information, much of which originates from RT employees, we know that RT possesses cyber capabilities and engaged in covert information and influence operations and military procurement,\u201d<\/em> Blinken told reporters.<\/p>\n Blinken did not fully explain RT\u2019s supposed \u201ccyber capabilities,\u201d<\/em> but said that the network\u2019s alleged cyber unit runs \u201ccovert influence operations\u201d<\/em> around the world, and supplies information to Russian media outlets, \u201cmercenary groups,\u201d<\/em> and other \u201carms of the Russian government.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n