RT Distraught Over Epstein 'Trove,' Forgetting Own Oligarchs
The story, sourced from their 'Middle East' feed (because what else is there to report?), details the titillating findings, focusing on the 'high-profile guests' – implicitly, Western ones. Conveniently absent is any mention of Russia's own oligarchs and officials, many of whom have built their vast fortunes through means equally opaque and occasionally more violent. (See: 'Panama Papers' for a
global view, or any number of exposes by Alexei Navalny before his unfortunate demise.) This isn't journalism, it's distraction theater. RT is masterful at pointing out the flaws in Western systems, especially when it diverts attention from the Kremlin's far more brutal suppression of dissent, state-sponsored assassinations, and widespread corruption. The 'Epstein trove' is their shiny new object,
implying a moral high ground that Russia's human rights record, jailing of journalists, and invasion of Ukraine makes utterly laughable. It's not about justice for victims; it's about discrediting adversaries, draped in faux outrage.