The call to order from Moscow came at 2 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2020, per the video call. That Friday, RT DE, the German-language arm of the Russian state-funded television channel RT, had a news story on its website: “China and Germany Are Becoming Superpowers.” According to the report, Vladimir Putin had said as much during a video conference. A photo of the Russian president was at the top of the story. Putin was further quoted as saying that the absolute dominance of the U.S. was passé.
Spiegel: Germany fears influence of Russian propaganda channel
In this file photo taken on March 16, 2018, a Russia's state-controlled Russia Today (RT) television broadcast van is seen parked in front of St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin next to Red Square in Moscow.
