| As the confrontation between Russia and the West intensifies, understanding RT and its influence has never mattered more. The European Union banned the cable news network shortly after the Ukraine invasion began in late February, in response to what it said was a Russian campaign of "disinformation, information manipulation and distortion of facts." The UK soon followed suit, while US TV carriers canceled its distribution deals. Still, RT remains alive and well, serving Russia's effort to muddy the picture of what's really going on in Ukraine. In particular, it's become a key part of the Kremlin's strategy to blunt the impact of sanctions by winning friends in Africa, Asia, and Latin America—places where news is consumed primarily through social media and most governments have no particular animus toward Putin. Read The Big Take. | 
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