Russia-backed RT America to cease production, reports claim

The RT logo (Andre M Chang/ZUMA Press Wire/Alamy)

The US arm of Russian state-backed media outlet RT will be effectively shutting down, CNN has reported.

CNN said that the general manager of the Washington-based production company T&R Productions, Misha Solodovnikov, said in a note to employees that it would be ceasing production because of “unforeseen business interruption events”.