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(Guardian) Russia Today news anchor Liz Wahl resigns live on air over Ukraine crisis
US-based Wahl said she could not work for a network that 'whitewashed' the actions of Russian leader Vladimir Putin
An American anchor for the Kremlin-funded news channel RT has quit on air and accused the network of 'whitewashing' Moscow's military intervention in Crimea.

Liz Wahl, a Washington-based correspondent for RT-America, part of the network formerly known as Russia Today, told viewers on Wednesday she was resigning because of its coverage of President Vladimir Putin's actions in the Ukrainian region.

Veerng off script, Wahl said: 'I cannot be part of a network funded by the Russian government that whitewashes the actions of Putin. I'm proud to be an American and believe in disseminating the truth, and that is why, after this newscast, I'm resigning.'

As the daughter of a military veteran and the wife of a military base physician the network's coverage of a potentially explosive crisis presented ethical and moral dilemmas, she said.

Wahl cited another RT host, Abby Martin, who made headlines on Tuesday when she declared: 'Russi.