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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

US operations of RT close and staff laid off after carriers cut ties with Russian-owned TV network

REUTERS

The US version of Russia’s state-owned TV network Russia Today has closed and its staff have been laid off after several carriers cut ties following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

T&R Productions, the company that handles the operations for RT America, sent a memo to staff on Thursday informing them that it was “ceasing production” at all of its locations.

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