Blinken says Russia's RT is conducting intelligence activities overseas

14 Sentyabr 11:45 | 894

Countries should treat the activities of Russian state broadcaster RT as they do covert intelligence operations, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday as he unveiled new sanctions aimed at alleged Russian overseas influence campaigns, SİA reports citing Reuters.

Blinken told reporters at the State Department that Russian media entities were "functioning like a de facto arm of Russia's intelligence apparatus." RT had moved beyond being a media outlet to possess cyber capabilities and conduct covert information and influence operations overseas as well, he said, citing new information, much of which he said came from RT employees.

"Today, we're announcing that these Kremlin-backed media outlets are not only playing this covert influence role to undermine democracy in the United States, but also to meddle in the sovereign affairs of countries around the world," Blinken said.

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