What is Putin up to?

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What is the UK up to?

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/10/18/uk-denies-closing-kremlin-funded-rt-television-bank-accounts?cx_cid=newsdaily-edm-2016

 

British bank, Natwest, is closing down the bank accounts of RT Russian news agency in UK.  And the Russians aren't happy...

 

In a statement sent to AFP, RT called the move "incomprehensible and without warning," adding it followed "countless measures" from Britain and Europe to "ostracise, shout down, or downright impede the work of RT."

Simonyan told the RBK business news site that she had "no idea" of the reason for the closure of the accounts, but suggested it could be linked to the fact that "we are expecting new British and US sanctions against Russia."

"Possibly it's linked to this," Simonyan said.

 

Some mention of retaliation against the BBC.  Push, push....