An American television news anchor for the Russian state-owned RT network resigned live on air last night in response to the “whitewashed” coverage of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
Liz Wahl referenced the comments made by another RT anchor, Abby Martin the night before, when she described Russia’s intervention in Ukraine as “wrong” and went on to tell viewers that ethically and morally she could no longer work for a network that “whitewashes the actions of Putin”.
Liz Wahl said:
“Last night RT made international headlines when one of our anchors went on the record and said Russian intervention in Crimea is wrong.
And indeed as a reporter on this network, I face many ethical and moral challenges, especially me personally coming from a family whose grandparents…my grandparents came here as refugees during the Hungarian revolution, ironically to escape the Soviet forces.
I have family on the opposite side, on my mothers side, that sees the daily grind of poverty, and I’m very lucky to have grown up here in the United States.
I am very lucky to have been brought up here in the United States. I’m the daughter of a veteran. My partner is a physician at a military base where he sees every day the first hand accounts of the ultimate prices that people pay for this country, and that is why personally I cannot be part of a network funded by the Russian government that whitewashes the actions of Putin.
I’m proud to be an American and believe in disseminating the truth, and that is why, after this newscast, I am resigning.”
The comments by RT anchor Abby Martin are below:
