': how RT is reporting the spy scandalAccording to its website, RT news (slogan: “Question more”) aims to acquaint an international audience with the Russian viewpoint by providing an alternative perspective on major global events. “May will expel 23 Russian diplomats – even though police have yet to announce any specific suspects,” ran one headline on Thursday. “An attack by the Kremlin, on UK soil,” began the fresh-faced journalist Daniel Hawkins in dramatic fashion. Or … are there?”The questions Hawkins had in mind came, rather handily, from the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, speaking in the Commons: had May requested evidence from Moscow? Many “believe it’s not Russia, but the UK, that’s breaking the rules”, the presenter Nikki Aaron said on Thursday.

Source: The Guardian March 16, 2018 13:21 UTC