The Russian state-funded media outlet had been facing intense scrutiny during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
An employee for RT America told Fox News that she and approximately 120 other staffers, who were described as Americans, were informed in a meeting on Thursday that operations were shutting down at the network's Washington D.C. headquarters as well as the New York, Los Angeles and Miami bureaus. The staffer said employees were given severance packages.
A memo from T&R Productions, the production company behind RT America informed staff about mass layoffs. "As a result of unforeseen business interruption events, T&R Productions, LLC will be ceasing production and, therefore must lay off most of its staff who work at all of its locations," T&R general manager Misha Solodovnikov wrote in the memo obtained by CNN."Unfortunately, we anticipate this layoff will be permanent, meaning that this will result in the permanent separation from employment of most T&R employees at all locations.
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