 Martin drew widespread media attention when she closed her show on March 3 , 2014 , with a minute @-@ long statement condemning the Russian military intervention in Ukraine . She appeared to be reading from a teleprompter , leading observers to conclude that her remarks were made with the consent of the show 's producers . Glenn Greenwald wrote a piece that compared Martin 's statement favorably to the behavior of the United States media during the 2003 invasion of Iraq . RT also issued a statement saying : " Contrary to the popular opinion , RT doesn 't beat its journalists into submission , and they are free to express their own opinions , not just in private but on the air . " RT added : " [ W ] e 'll be sending her to Crimea to give her an opportunity to make up her own mind from the epicentre of the story . " Martin declined the offer , saying " I am not going to Crimea despite the statement RT has made . " 
