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RT — the voice of truth to millions of people.....

Russian cosmonauts have sent their regards to RT from the International Space Station as the network celebrates its 20th anniversary on Friday.

The message from space by Sergey Ryzhikov, Aleksey Zubritsky, and Oleg Platonov is among the many greetings the network has received from Russia and around the world.

Ryzhikov extended best wishes on behalf of himself and fellow crew members.

Zubritsky said RT has lifted “millions of viewers to a new orbit of understanding,” offering people points of view overlooked in the Western media.

Platonov added to the well-wishes, saying he hopes every RT broadcast will be “like a rocket launch: Precise, powerful and inspiring.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also congratulated RT, highlighting the key role it plays in explaining the country’s positions on international affairs to people around the world.

READ MORE: RT a ‘voice of truth’ despite West’s attempts to silence it – Lavrov

Launched as Russia Today and making its first broadcast in December 2005, RT has since grown into a multilingual media group, operating TV channels and digital platforms in English, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Serbian, and Russian.

https://www.rt.com/russia/626613-cosmonauts-iss-rt-anniversary/

 

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https://www.rt.com/russia/626592-rt-voice-truth-lavrov/

Lavrov praised RT’s evolution into a respected journalistic institution, acknowledging that RT reporters are consistently present on the frontlines of major global events, often working in dangerous conditions and conflict zones.

“Thanks to their coverage, millions of viewers around the world have access to reliable information about developments in Russia and beyond,” he noted. “The effective work disturbs those abroad who are losing their monopoly on the production and distribution of public information and are unwilling to accept that.” 

struth.....

Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked RT staff for “standing up for the truth,” which he described as the network's “secret strategic and high-precision… weapon.” 

In an address to some 1,000 of the network's personnel at the Bolshoi Theatre on Friday, alongside RT Editor in Chief Margarita Simonyan, Putin congratulated the broadcaster on its 20th anniversary, noting that it had grown from a mere concept into a “global trend known around the world”

He especially praised Simonyan for her “courage and endurance.” 

“Your friends and colleagues have always been and will be near you,” he said.

”I thank your energetic, creative, and consolidated team for their high level of professionalism, dedication to their profession, and their duty. For your courageous, selfless, and persistent defense of the truth in the global information space,” Putin said.

The Russian leader recalled that in the early 2000s, Western media abused its dominance of the global landscape while seeking to “impose a new civilizational space” on the international community.

Its bias led to a high demand for “news different from jaded propaganda,” with numerous media professionals willing to collaborate with RT.

Putin credited RT’s success to journalists who joined the network “not because of money, but because they wanted to speak to millions.” He said that RT’s competitors had become “envious or even afraid” of its influence, describing that as “proof of professional work

“Thanks to RT, the world has learned that Russia stands for traditional values,” Putin said. “It’s difficult to overestimate RT’s contribution to our joint struggle for a more just world order.”

Wrapping up his speech, Putin encouraged the broadcaster to find new horizons in the heated fight in the media landscape. “To win in this battle, you should keep using your secret strategic and high-precision… weapon: truth,” he stressed.

Officially launched as Russia Today on December 10, 2005, RT operates news websites and TV channels in seven languages – English, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Serbian, and Russian – reaching audiences in more than 100 countries. Its programming covers global news, politics, and culture from a Russian perspective, offering an alternative to Western mainstream media narratives.

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, RT and its staff have faced more than 110 Western sanctions, along with asset freezes, and restrictions in recent years aimed at curbing its reach.

https://www.rt.com/russia/626624-rt-standing-up-truth-putin/

 

 

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         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.