LONDON – RT, a Kremlin-funded broadcaster lauded by President Vladimir Putin, launched a TV news channel in Britain on Thursday, promising to challenge “dominant power structures” and scrutinise the UK government.Seeking to extend Russia’s soft power in a close US ally, the channel said it would broadcast dedicated news and analysis about Britain examining the government’s domestic and foreign policy from a different perspective.”We’ll aim to bring some truly informed debate on a tired UK television news scene dominated by corporate and vested interests,” Afshin Rattansi, one of the new channel’s presenters, said in a pre-launch statement.”Slicing through the rampant …read more
Source: AsiaOne
