The US Department of Justice recently obliged RT to register under the ‘foreign agents’ (FARA) law, and whilst RT has complied, the network has also stated its intention to challenge the ruling.

But as Dr Rhys Crilley points out in his recent piece for E-IR, RT’s coverage of the US election wasn’t particularly unique. Furthermore, there is no reliable evidence as to the impact it may have had.

In fact, the FARA furore over RT’s overt operations may be deflecting from more pressing issues of the Russian state’s covert operations, and allegations of collusion at the highest levels… Read more