MOSCOW – RT America, the U.S. arm of the Kremlin-backed TV station RT, has registered as a “foreign agent” in the United States, the outlet’s editor in chief said on Monday.
The U.S. Department of Justice has said RT needed to register as a “foreign agent” after accusations by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia interfered in last year’s presidential election in favor of President Donald Trump.
Unable to view this article?
This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.
Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.
If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see this support page.
We humbly apologize for the inconvenience.
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.
By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.
SUBSCRIBE NOW
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.