A British bank’s decision to stop working with suppliers of a Kremlin media firm has put the spotlight on Russian propaganda in Europe.
NatWest bank said in a letter on 12 October to a UK-based supplier of services to Russia Today that it would stop its credit line in November and close its bank accounts in December.
Russia Today is a Kremlin-funded TV broadcaster and website.
It says it gives an alternative view on world affairs, but even press freedom NGOs, such as the P...
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