RT
owner forced to
register as a
foreign agent in the
U.S., and
Russia vows revenge
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The company that owns Moscow-based media outlet RT just registered as a
foreign agent with the U.S. Department of Justice.
T&R Productions, LLC filed paperwork under the
foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) registering as an
agent for a Russian government entity, according to the
DOJ. This entity, ANO TV-Novosti, is responsible for worldwide broadcasts of the Russian government-funded English-language TV network.*
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RT
reported in September that T&R Productions had received a letter from the DOJ demanding it to
register as a
foreign agent. The D.C.-based corporation is responsible for the production and operations of RT America. It has operated studios, hired and paid U.S. employees, and produced programming for the Russian network.
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