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RT Chief Simonyan May Step Down After Alleged Cancer Diagnosis, Source Says

Margarita Simonyan may step down as editor-in-chief of the Kremlin-funded broadcaster RT after allegedly being diagnosed with breast cancer, a source close to the network told the Russian service of The Moscow Times on Monday.

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Algemeen Dagblad

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Live War Ukraine | Head of Russian State Broadcaster Announces 'Serious Illness' on Tv, Putin's Propagandist Suffers From Breast Cancer

Margarita Simonyan (45), one of the Kremlin's leading propagandists, is expected to step down as head of the state broadcaster RT soon. Simonyan announced live on television last weekend that she is suffering from "a serious illness." According to Russian media, it is breast cancer. Follow all developments regarding the war in Ukraine in our live blog.

2 days ago·Amersfoort, Netherlands

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n-tv.de

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Husband in a Coma for Months: Rt Boss Simonjan Announces Severe Illness

At the age of 45, Margarita Simonjan has reached the top of Russian propaganda. In the last few months, she has to cope with several strokes of fate: her husband has been in a coma since the beginning of the year. Now she herself gets a "horrible" diagnosis – and could lose her position with RT.

3 days ago

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Meduza

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Kremlin propagandist Margarita Simonyan announces surgery amid speculation about her future at RT

Margarita Simonyan, the long-time editor-in-chief of the state-controlled broadcaster RT and the state-owned media group Rossiya Segodnya, may leave her post due to health issues. During a September 7 television appearance, she announced she’s facing a “terrible, serious” disease and will undergo surgery on the left side of her chest. She later indicated that the operation would take place on September 8 and include a mastectomy. Simonyan, 45, d…

3 days ago·Riga, Latvia

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