Original sentence: The criticism of the network's nature as a propaganda tool increased during the coverage of the 2014 Crimean crisis.The network has been repeatedly referred to as a propaganda outlet and has been described as an "extension of... Putin's ... confrontational foreign policy"
Edited sentence: According to RT's mission statement "RT provides an alternative perspective on major global events, and acquaints international audience with the Russian viewpoint".Other sources have described RT from: "clearly having a pro-Russian perspective" or "a strong pro-Russian bias" or being "an arm of soft foreign policy" and "too pro-Kremlin" to being "the voice of the Kremlin" or "Russia's Propaganda Channel"