Russia Today news anchor resigns live on air

The former Russia Today anchor woman who resigned live on air said she made her decision after the "propagandist nature" of the state sponsored TV network "came out it in full force, like I have never seen it before".

Liz Wahl said bosses' decision to cut the words "Russian intervention" from an interview with a former US Congressman led her to resign.

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The Russia Today news anchor who announced her resignation live on air over the situation in the Ukraine has thanked people for their support:

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The state-funded news network Russia Today inferred the most recent on air resignation by a news anchor was "nothing more than a self-promotional stunt".

After Washington-based Liz Wahl announced to viewers she was handing in her resignation as the network "whitewashes the actions of Putin," Russia Today released a statement:

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A news anchor at the state-funded news channel Russia Today has announced her resignation live on air over the situation in Ukraine.

Liz Wahl, who describes herself as Filipina-Hungarian-American, said she decided to leave her role as Russia Today "whitewashes the actions of Putin".

"As a reporter on this network I face many ethical and moral challenges," Ms Wahl said. "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."

"I'm proud to be an American and believe in disseminating the truth, and that is why, after this newscast, I am resigning".

It follows the on-air condemnation of Moscow's actions by another Russia Today news anchor who said: "What Russia did is wrong."

A news anchor for Moscow's English speaking news network Russia Today (RT) has used the last minutes of her show to speak out against Russia's actions regarding Ukraine.

Abby Martin called the crisis a "terrible situation" on the Kremlin funded news network.

The anchor, who is originally from Washington D.C told viewers she "will not sit here and apologise or defend military aggression."

"Just because I work here, for RT, doesn't mean I don't have editorial independence. I will not sit here and apologise or defend military aggression." she said.

Russia Today responded by saying "Contrary to the popular opinion, RT doesn’t beat its journalists into submission, and they are free to express their own opinions, not just in private but on the air. This is the case with Abby’s commentary on the Ukraine.

"In her comment Ms Martin also noted that she does not possess a deep knowledge of reality of the situation in Crimea. As such we’ll be sending her to Crimea to give her an opportunity to make up her own mind from the epicentre of the story."