Russian anchor speaks out against crisis in Ukraine

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."