US anchor for Russia Today quits over Crimea 'invasion'

Updated March 6 2014 - 1:08pm, first published 11:45am
Quit live on air: Liza Wahl. Photo: Screen grab
Quit live on air: Liza Wahl. Photo: Screen grab

An American news anchor for television station Russia Today has announced her resignation during a live broadcast, saying that she cannot be part of an organisation "funded by the Russian government that whitewashes the actions of [Russian President Vladimir] Putin".

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