America's top diplomat in Europe denounced Russian state-media coverage of the Ukraine crisis on Jan. 27 and belittled the Kremlin's propaganda efforts in the United States as fallacious and ineffective. "All you have to do is look at RT's tiny tiny audience in the United States to understand what happens when you broadcast untruths in a media space that is full of dynamic truthful opinion," said Victoria Nuland, the assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs, referring to the Kremlin-backed global media company.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Foreign Policy: Top American diplomat decries ‘lies’ of Russian media
A woman wipes her flat's floor as she watches a TV broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual press conference, held in Moscow, on Dec. 18, 2014 in St. Petersburg.
