Mikhail Mishustin has praised the network for two decades of challenging \u201cone-sided interpretations\u201d of news and \u201cdistortion of historical truth\u201d<\/p>\n
RT has successfully shaped Russia\u2019s international image during two decades of operation, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said, as he congratulated the network on its 20th anniversary.
\nLaunched as Russia Today in December 2005, RT has grown into a major international media network. Over the years, it has expanded far beyond television, building a global footprint across digital and social media platforms.
\nMishustin, in a statement on the government\u2019s Telegram channel on Friday, called the anniversary a \u201csignificant\u201d milestone. He noted that RT has built a brand known to millions of viewers in Russia and abroad and emerged as \u201can authoritative source of timely and objective information.\u201d
\n\u201cIn the modern world, information independence is a vital component of sovereignty, just like political or economic autonomy,\u201d the prime minister wrote. \u201cSince its founding, RT has successfully shaped Russia\u2019s image internationally, consistently defended the principles of freedom of speech, and fought against one-sided interpretations of events and the distortion of historical truth.\u201d
\nMishustin said that the network continues its mission \u201cwith dignity and responsibility,\u201d staying \u201ctrue to top journalistic standards.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cRT journalists are always on the front lines, risking their lives to report from hot spots. This requires not only high professionalism but also courage and dedication,\u201d he added, wishing RT continued growth and new creative achievements.
\nRT operates news websites and TV channels in seven languages \u2013 English, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Serbian, and Russian \u2013 reaching audiences in more than 100 countries. Its programming covers global news, politics, and culture from a Russian perspective, offering an alternative to Western mainstream media narratives.
\nThe network has faced Western pressure for rejecting those narratives. RT has been hit with over 100 sanctions, had its bank accounts frozen and branches shut down abroad, and faced accusations of acting on behalf of Russian intelligence. Moscow has said such measures amount to the West \u201cdeclaring war on free speech.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Despite these obstacles, RT continues to expand. Earlier this year, former US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper admitted that RT had a larger American audience than CNN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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