Aaahhh.. the #UK and its "established journalistic ethical standards"....!
https://thegrayzone.com/2021/02/20/reuters-bbc-uk-foreign-office-russian-media/
Reuters, BBC, and Bellingcat participated in covert UK Foreign Office-funded programs to “weaken Russia,” leaked docs reveal
@jz Sounds like your standard practice "supporting free media", many countries give money to the foreign journalists whose work they support, like US, UK, Sweden. I'm guessing France too.
the main difference:
* when Russia allegedly does it, even a little bit, it's "meddling", "interference", "the greatest threat to democracy", "espionage" etc.
* when the UK, the US, and their NATO allies do it, it's "freedom", "democracy" and/or "standard practice"
