Britain’s media regulator Ofcom said on Thursday Russian broadcaster RT had broken impartiality rules in news and current affairs programs aired in March and April, including coverage of the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.
“Taken together, the seven breaches represent a serious failure of compliance with our broadcasting rules,” Ofcom said. “We have told RT that we are minded to consider imposing a statutory sanction.”
RT said it was “extremely disappointed” by Ofcom’s conclusions and would decide its next steps shortly.
The British government said Russia Today’s “mask as an impartial news provider” was clearly slipping.
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Source: Voice of America
