Russia Today Anchor Liz Wahl Resigns Live On-Air Over “Whitewashing” of Putin’s Actions in Ukraine

TV
journalist Liz Wahl
resigned live on-air from Russia Today today, saying that she
could not “be a part of a network funded by the Russian government
that whitewashes the actions of Putin,” that she was “proud to be
an American and believe[s] in disseminating the truth.” Wahl began
her comments by referencing her colleague Abby Martin, who took
time at the end of her show earlier this week to condemn Russian
military intervention in Ukraine. Wahl explained that her personal
background informed her decision: her grandparents fled from the
Soviets during the Hungarian revolution, her father was a U.S.
veteran, and her partner is a physician on a U.S. military base,
where he sees “the ultimate prices that people pay for this
country.”

Watch Wahl’s live on-air resignation below:

As of today, it doesn’t appear RT’s YouTube page includes this
clip or Abby Martin’s from earlier this week.