Russian Ambassador To Britain Welcomes New Propaganda Channel With Bizarre Rant

“In true buccaneering spirit/style of host country they will tear down all walls and shatter every conventional wisdom of chattering classes.”

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Alexander Yakovenko, Russia's ambassador to Britain, marked the launch of RT UK, the Kremlin's British-specific propaganda channel, on Thursday with a lengthy and eccentric Twitter rant that saw him make extraneous references to Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf and novelist Virginia Woolf while claiming the network would "be as innovative as [the] Russian avant-garde."


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Russian Ambassador To Britain Welcomes New Propaganda Channel With Bizarre Rant

“In true buccaneering spirit/style of host country they will tear down all walls and shatter every conventional wisdom of chattering classes.”

Via youtube.com

Alexander Yakovenko, Russia's ambassador to Britain, marked the launch of RT UK, the Kremlin's British-specific propaganda channel, on Thursday with a lengthy and eccentric Twitter rant that saw him make extraneous references to Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf and novelist Virginia Woolf while claiming the network would "be as innovative as [the] Russian avant-garde."


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