State-run Russia Today (RT) has shut down its operations in America amid the war in Ukraine. Anna Belkina, the deputy editor-in-chief for the outlet, confirmed the development. “We are sad and disappointed that our groundbreaking channel RT America had to go off the air after more than 10 years, and that the company that supplied much of its content, T&R Productions, had to cease most of its operations, due to challenging external circumstances,” Belkina told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement. “However, we are working hard to find ways that its staff, which has for many years produced award-winning news and programming content, can remain within RT’s international family,” she added. Misha Solodovnikov, the general manager of T&R Productions, said in a memorandum that the company was ceasing production “as a result of unforeseen business interruption events” and would be laying off most of its staff. RT America had …