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Russia Today has United Kingdom bank accounts closed by NatWest

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group has frozen the accounts of Russian Russia Today (RT), the propaganda outlet's head, Margarita Simonyan, said on Monday.

"Hypothetically, this may have something to do with the new British and American sanctions against Russian Federation, which may be announced soon", Simonyan told RBK business news.

The worldwide television network based in Moscow Russian Television is facing a financial attack from the U.K.as their accounts were frozen at British bank NatWest on Monday. We have an absolutely transparent operation [in the U.K.], absolutely transparent funding.

A British bank has withdrawn banking services from Russia's state-owned news channel RT, drawing condemnation from Moscow.

David Clark, chair of the Russia Foundation and former Foreign Office adviser, says that the Kremlin uses RT for "information warfare". Simonyan wrote on Twitter. We are reviewing the situation and are contacting the customer to discuss this further.

It is unclear whether the United Kingdom government was behind the news.

The letter tells RT that it must pay any debt on its "card facility" by November 14 and that its accounts will be closed on December 12 with any remaining funds returned.

She did not explain the reasons behind the move.

The channel presents itself as a left-leaning alternative to "mainstream news" under the slogan "Question More"?

On Sunday, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said he wanted to increase pressure on Russian Federation over its military campaign in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The foreign-language network broadcasts 24-hours a day in English, Arabic and Spanish in Europe and the US.

Simonyan on Saturday said that RT journalists working overseas were under "monstrous pressure".

RT plays a key role in challenging the narrative of the West and Western media when it comes to events in Ukraine, Syria and the Middle East..

In a letter to RT the bank stressed that the decision was final and would not be subject to "discussion".

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Russia Today has United Kingdom bank accounts closed by NatWest