Liz Wahl, an anchor for RT, the English-language news network operated out of Russia, resigned on air Wednesday afternoon over its "whitewash" of coverage related to Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin.
Wahl said she could not be "part of a network that whitewashes the actions of Putin."
Less than a day ago, Wahl tweeted about speaking with her grandparents, who she referenced on-air just before resigning.
Just spoke to grandparents who came to US as refugees escaping Soviets during Hungarian revolution. Amazing to hear amid new Cold War fears— Liz Wahl (@lizwahl) March 5, 2014
Her resignation comes just a day after tweeting support for Abby Martin, an RT on-air journalist who broke ranks with the channel's coverage to voice criticism of Russia.
My girl @AbbyMartin: Russia Today Host Abby Martin Goes Spectacularly Off-Message In #Ukraine Broadcast http://t.co/n8A2LPIFX4— Liz Wahl (@lizwahl) March 4, 2014
RT anchor Abby Martin also spoke out against the Russian invasion of Crimea on Monday:
Martin told Buzzfeed after Wahl's resignation that she had no plans to leave RT. Martin is scheduled to appear on Piers Morgan Live later on Wednesday night.