RT France announces its closure, after five years of relentless work

RT France has said it is shutting down, according to the press release posted on the TV channel’s website on Saturday.

"After five years of relentless work, the ruling authorities have reached their goal of shutting down RT France," the statement said.

Editor-in-chief Ksenia Fedorova also wrote on her Twitter page that RT France will shut down as the TV channel’s accounts have been blocked. "The TV channel’s accounts have been frozen at the request of the Directorate General of the Treasury (AFT) under the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance," Fedorova wrote. "Our channel can no longer operate.".