“RT was one of the first channels to cover the Wikileaks story and to i...” — Margarita Simonyan Quote

“RT was one of the first channels to cover the Wikileaks story and to interview Julian Assange a long time ago, way before it made headlines around the globe.”

“We want to develop into a really trusted name that people turn to because they want to know what's going on in the country.”

“It worries me that western journalists, especially British ones, call everyone they don't like 'marginal.'”

“There are some channels that are trying out new content. These shows have new and fresh stories. The trend on TV is changing, and along with this, there are web series, too. But the audience needs to get used to these stories.”

“I love the idea of something beautiful happening, and then it being abrasively cut into. Because in a way it's similar to switching channels or surfing the web; I like people getting lulled into something and then taking them somewhere else.”

“I used to do TV in the 1990s and the medium was not so huge at that time. The number of channels was limited.”